网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 formality
释义
formality
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmæl.ə.ti/us
/fɔːˈmæl.ə.t̬i/

formalitynoun(ACTION)

[C]
something that has to be done but has norealimportance:
礼节；俗套；例行公事
You'll have tosignthevisitors'book, butit's just aformality.你得在访客簿上签名，不过这只是例行公事而已。
formalities[plural]
something that thelawor anofficialprocesssays must be done:
法定程序；正式手续
We'll have toobservetheformalities(= do what isexpected).我们必须遵守法定程序。
See more
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Things of little importance
  • bagatelle
  • factoid
  • footnote
  • periphery
  • poor
  • poor relationidiom
  • slush
  • small beer
  • small fry
  • small potatoes
  • sop
  • sundries
  • technicality
  • trifle
  • trivia
  • triviality

formalitynoun(SERIOUSNESS)

[U]
thequalityof beingsuitableforseriousorofficialoccasions:
庄重，正规，适合正式场合
Shefoundthe formality of theoccasionratherdaunting.她觉得这个场合庄重得令人生畏。
Anoteof formality in hisvoicealertedher to thefactthatotherswerelistening.他语气中的一丝拘谨提醒了她有别人在听他们的谈话。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Manners & levels of formality
  • buttoned-down
  • casualization
  • ceremonious
  • ceremoniously
  • ceremony
  • formally
  • genteel
  • genteelly
  • gentility
  • grace
  • ground rules
  • non-formal
  • non-U
  • not the done thingidiom
  • over-familiar
  • propriety
  • solemnity
  • unbuttoned
  • valediction
  • valedictory
See more results »
(Definition offormalityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

formality| American Dictionary

formality
noun
us
/fɔrˈmæl·ɪ·t̬i/
something done because itfollowstheusualoracceptedway of doing things,althoughit may not beimportant:
[C]There were only a fewlegalformalities to befinished, and he would befreetoleavethecountry.
[C]It was just amereformality.
Formality is alsoformalbehaviororappearance.
(Definition offormalityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

formality| Business English

formality
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmæləti/us
pluralformalities
[C]
somethingofficialthat must be done before somethingelsecanhappenor be done:
It isessentialtoobserveall theformalitieswhen setting up abusiness.
complete/go through the formalities (of sth)This should be ameansofinjectingsharecapitalinto acompanywithout going through the formalities of ashareissue.
Approval of thedocumentsis alegalformality.
[C,usually singular]
something that must be done but that isunlikelytoaffectanagreementthat has already been made:
little more than/only/merely a formalityThere are still somedetailsto besortedout, but Ibelieveit's only a formality.
Backgroundchecksoften areamereformalityin thehiringprocess.
[U]
formalwriting,behaviour, etc. that issuitableinimportantorofficialsituations:
Thebanksaysitsbusinessoverdraftsarearrangedwith aminimumof formality andfuss.
(Definition offormalityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformality

formality
The episode involves a transition from battle to truce, from unleashed instincts to ceremonious formalities, and has an uneasy and ambivalent quality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The physicists, whilst they endeavour to be rational, are apt to consider the formalities of logic to be arid and deserving of the prefix" chop".
From theCambridge English Corpus
Polite formalities were thus given too much emphasis ; to make matters worse, these formalities implied a despicable notion of injury.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When few formalities are cut out of the process, the budgeting process altogether is shortened.
From theCambridge English Corpus
People whose normal meetings were hedged about with formalities could come to know each other a little better.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are occasional - very occasional - inspections that focus more on formalities than substance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The tribunals were intended to provide a way for rural residents to settle disputes without legal formalities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Charters give few details about the formalities of the transaction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In either case it is unlikely that all the legal formalities will have been completed in the time allowed for filing an appeal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are a unilateral declaration by the man that he need not trouble about the formalities expected between non-intimates.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The reality is that the "procureur" does not have as much control over investigations as suggested by formalities of the law.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Failure to observe these formalities can render confessions inadmissible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They continue to shoulder immense responsibilities in terms of patient care and medico-legal formalities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consequently, he questioned the importance of polite formalities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A number of decisions were taken in connection with the formalities of proceedings which demonstrated a powerful influence for restraint.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/formality##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 12:33:09