informally
adverb
uk/ɪnˈfɔː.mə.li/us/ɪnˈfɔːr.mə.li/C1
in a way that is notformalorofficial:
非正式地;非官方地They'veagreedinformally toseparate.他们已经非正式地同意分开了。
Aftertryinginformally tohelp, shefinallytooklegalstepstobecometheboys'guardian.在尝试了非正式地提供帮助后,她最终采取法律流程成为了男孩们的监护人。
in a way that issuitablewhen you are withfriendsandfamilybut not forofficialoccasions:
随意地It's anoutdoorparty, sodressinformally.这是个户外聚会,所以可以穿得随意些。
Samuel isknowninformally as "Sam" by most of hiscolleagues.塞缪尔的大多数同事都亲切地叫他“山姆”。
See
informal
- I was told informally not toexpectan officalresponse.
- Councilmembersinformallyapprovedthepurchaseof 200acres.
- He isdressedinformally infadedjeansand ablueT-shirt.
- Capt. Edi, as he is informallyknown, said hiscrewhasmetallrequiredsafetycodesto comeashore.
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- formally
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- non-formal
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory