formally
adverb
uk/ˈfɔː.mə.li/us/ˈfɔːr.mə.li/formallyadverb(OFFICIALLY)
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officially:
正式地Thedealwill be formallyannouncedonTuesday.这笔交易将于周二正式宣布。
- After he formallydeclaredhisinterestin theclub, anumberofrivaltakeoverbidshave beenannounced.
- Thecentrewill be formallyopenednextyear.
- Theceasefirehasyetto be formallyagreed.
- Thedriverwas formallycautionedforexceedingthespeedlimit.
- Thecontractis notbindinguntil it has been formallyagreedby bothparties.
Accepting & agreeing
- acceptance
- accepting
- accommodation
- accreditation
- agree tosomething
- agree withsomething
- approved
- concur
- murmur
- reconcile
- rise
- root
- rule
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
- self-acceptance
- self-acknowledged
- self-admitted
- settle onsomething
- sign on the dotted lineidiom
- unanimous
formallyadverb(SERIOUSLY/CORRECTLY)
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in aseriousandcorrectway:
严肃认真地,正确地He was formallydressedin agreysuit.他身着庄重的灰色西服。
Theprofessorgreetedus very formally.教授非常庄重地向我们致意。
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- mindyourp's and q'sidiom
- non-formal
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- solemnity
- U, u
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory
formallyadverb(GARDEN)
(ofgardendesign) in a way that iscarefullydesignedandkeptaccordingto aplan
精心布置的,布置井然的Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- physic garden
- precinct
- reclamation yard
- roof garden
- yard