formality

英 [fɔːˈmæləti]

美 [fɔːrˈmæləti]

n.  正式手续; 例行公事; 遵守礼节

复数：formalities　

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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.
  1. 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
  2. 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。
• 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
  1. 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。
• 遵守礼节
  correct and formal behaviour
  1. 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。
  2. She greeted him with stiff formality.
     她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。

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.
  1. 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。
• 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
  1. courtroom formality
• a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
  1. the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention
  Synonym:formalness
• a requirement of etiquette or custom
  1. a mere formality
  Synonym:formalities

双语例句

• 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。
• It's a formality which we have to go through.
  它是我们必须办理的一项手续。
• 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。
• 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。
• There's no time for formality in everyday life.
  在日常生活中没有时间讲礼节。
• They differ in degree of formality and position in the sentence.
  这三个词语的雅俗程度和在句中的位置有所不同。
• A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
  拜访短暂的访问，尤指礼节性的或为商业和职业目的而进行的。
• They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
  给他们办理入境和通关手续只用了短短几分钟时间。
• 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。
• The time had come to cross the great divide between formality and truth.
  是时候跨越形式与真理之间的巨大分界线了。