Formality
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n. 礼节;拘谨;正式手续;
📝 例句
It's a formality which we have to go through.
它是我们必须办理的一项手续.
🌱 联想助记
formal 正式的，格式
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
formality
n
1 [U] careful observance of rules, conventions, etc of language or behaviour （语言或行为）认真遵循规范、 正统等
At board meetings you have to get used to the formality of the language. 参加董事会议必须习惯那种古板的语言.
I found the formality of the occasion irritating. 我觉得这种场合的繁文缛节十分讨厌.
2 [C]
(a) action required by convention or law 传统上的或法律上的手续
comply with all the necessary formalities 遵照一切必需的礼仪
go through the legal formalities 办理法律手续.
(b) such an action which no longer has much real importance or meaning 形式; 例行公事
They said the interview was just a formality/a mere formality, as they've already given me the job. 他们说面试只是一种例行公事, 因为他们已经把工作给我了.
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Bonny, take the next dirt track on the left. That will take us down into the valley.
波尼，沿着左边的下一个土路走。我们将沿路而下进入河谷。
Imagine a railway station, a bus company or a cinema, which many people need to ring to find out the times of trains, buses or films.
想一想，有许多人需要打电话到火车站、汽车公司或电影院，以便弄清火车、汽车的起始时间或电影放映的时间吧。
After all, I am the only one of my aunt's relations still alive.
不管怎么说，我是我伯母的亲戚中唯一一个还活着的人。