formality
英 [fɔːˈmæləti]
美 [fɔːrˈmæləti]
n. 正式手续; 例行公事; 遵守礼节
复数：formalities
Collins.1 / BNC.6949 / COCA.11999
牛津词典
noun
- 正式手续
a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc.- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续 - Let's skip the formalities and get down to business.
咱们省去繁文缛节，开始讨论实质问题吧。
- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
- 例行公事
a thing that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little meaning and will not affect what happens- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
他已知道得到了这个工作，所以面试仅仅是走走过场。
- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
- 遵守礼节
correct and formal behaviour- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
不同程度的注重礼节适用于不同场合。 - She greeted him with stiff formality.
她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。
- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 形式;仪式;俗套
If you say that an action or procedure is just aformality, you mean that it is done only because it is normally done, and that it will not have any real effect on the situation.- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
随着冷战即将结束，对话就只是一种形式了。
- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
- See also:They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.formal
英英释义
noun
- compliance with formal rules
- courtroom formality
- a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
- the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention
- a requirement of etiquette or custom
- a mere formality
双语例句
- The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations
这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。 - Whereas hugging shows closeness, shaking hands means there is a little more formality in the relationship.
拥抱表示亲密，而握手意味着两人关系中更多了一些拘谨与礼节。 - Even with a mere formality.
即使得到了，仅仅是形式而已。 - He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
他已经肯定获得那份工作了，口头审查仅是形式而已。 - This reflects the general trend away from formality inherent in modern society.
这反映了现代社会固有的大趋势&脱离古板。 - Please show me your ID card. it's just a formality.
请出示证件，这是例行公事。 - As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
作为一名美国人，她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。 - He has the greatest disregard for all formality.
他全然不顾一切礼节。 - It's a formality, though, surely?
只差了一个形式上的手续，是吗？ - Formality in bearing and appearance.
在行为和外貌上表现出来的正式的礼节。