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formaladjective(OFFICIAL)C1publicorofficial: 公开的；正式的 formalprocedures正式的程序 a formalannouncement正式声明 inappearanceor bynameonly: 形式上的；表面上的；名义上的I am the formalleaderof theprojectbut theeverydaymanagementis in thehandsof myassistant.我是这个项目名义上的领导，但日常管理都由我的助理负责。 - Theywantedto make a formalcomplaintabouttheirdoctor.
- The USlodgeda formalprotestagainst thearrestof theforeignreporters.
- Myclientacceptsthe formalapologywithoutprejudiceto anyfurtherlegalactionshe maydecideto take.
- A formalprotestwas made by theGermanteamabouttheirdisqualificationfrom therelayfinal.
- Mostmodernkingsandqueensruletheircountriesonly in a formal way, withoutrealpower.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAccepting & 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
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Seeming and purporting to be formaladjective(SERIOUS)B2Formallanguage,clothes, andbehaviouraresuitableforseriousorofficialoccasions: （语言、服装和行为）庄重的，正规的，适合正式场合的 - Is itconsideredimpropertowearsuch ashortskirtto a formaloccasion?
- It'sincorrecttoaddresspeoplebytheirfirstnamesat these formalevents.
- Hiscasualbehaviourwaswhollyinappropriatefor such a formaloccasion.
- He writes in a formal andratherstiltedstyle.
- Myclothesforworktendto bequiteformal.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesManners & 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
See more results » formaladjective(EDUCATION)C1Formaleducationortrainingisreceivedin aschoolorcollege: （教育或培训）正规的 Tomhad little formaleducation.汤姆没怎么受过正规教育。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTypes of education - abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- scholarship
- special educational needs
- VLE
- vocationally
See more results » formaladjective(GARDEN)A formalgardeniscarefullydesignedandkeptaccordingto aplan, and it is notallowedtogrownaturally. 精心布置的，布置井然的SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGardens & yards - allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- physic garden
- precinct
- reclamation yard
- roof garden
- yard
See more results » GrammarFormal and informal language We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well.… Register We use the term ‘register’ to refer to particular varieties or styles of speaking and writing. Registers vary because the language is used for different purposes, in different contexts and for different audiences. For example, there is a legal register, a register of advertising, registers of banking and a register of weather forecasting. We commonly recognise registers because of their specialised vocabulary but also because of particular uses of grammar. We also use the term register to refer to whether language is being used formally or informally:… adanceat which womenwearfashionable,expensivedressesand menweartuxedosorsimilarclothes 一种女士身穿时髦昂贵服装、男士身穿燕尾服或类似服装起舞的舞蹈SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCelebrations, parties & special occasions - afterparty
- April Fool's Day
- baby shower
- bachelor party
- backslapping
- dinner
- dinner dance
- Easter egg hunt
- fayre
- feast
- masked ball
- masquerade
- mela
- Mother's Day
- New Year's Eve
- tea party
- trick-or-treating
- Valentine's Day
- wassail
- wassailer
See more results » formal| American Dictionaryusing anagreedand oftenofficialortraditionalway of doing things: There are formalproceduresforapplyingtobecomea UScitizen. If asocialoccasionis formal, youweartraditionalor very goodclothes: It was a formalaffair, and men weresupposedtoweardarksuitsortuxedos. Formallanguageis thelanguageusedesp. in writing insituationsthat areofficialand which is often moredifficultthan thelanguageused inordinaryconversation. Formaleducation/trainingis thelearningof asubjectorskillfromcoursesin aschool: His formaleducationendedat the sixthgrade, but hebecameamillionaireat theageof thirty. adanceat which womenwearfashionable,expensivedressesand menweartuxedosorsimilarclothes statedoragreedin writing: a formal agreement/contract/offerThey arerequiredto make abindingformalofferand thenpublishanofferdocumentwithin 28days. donepubliclyorofficially: a formal announcement/discussion/investigationThe twocompaniesbeganformaldiscussionsto renegotiate the $2.8billionpowerproject. used todescribeclothingthat issuitableforimportantorofficialoccasions: Pleasenotethatformaldressis notrequiredat thedinner. used todescribeeducationortrainingthat isreceivedin aschoolorcollege: Lacking formaleducation, heworkedas asharecropperandjourneymanlaborertosupporthisfamily. ECONOMICSused todescribebusinessesthat areofficiallyrecognized,paytaxes, etc.: In Mexicosmalland medium-sizedenterprisesgeneratesix out of tenjobsinthe formalsector. formally
Thebidfor thecompanycould be formallyacceptedearly nextweek. Examplesofformalformal The procedure that we described above can be used repeatedly, until all formals have been eliminated from all functions in the program.From theCambridge English Corpus Aformalcharge of +1 was assigned to the quaternary ammonium group of acetylcholine and protonated nicotine.From theCambridge English Corpus Here aformalunity of the administration generally seems to have prevailed, although the administration was internally specialized.From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, this conversion is notformalbut substantial.From theCambridge English Corpus Churches had so much social influence that they did not have to establishformalpolitical claims.From theCambridge English Corpus Our interest, however, is with the crystallization of that discussion into a moreformaldebate in the late nineteenth century.From theCambridge English Corpus One is a theoretical andformalissue, the other a practical problem of reconciling the demands of each.From theCambridge English Corpus All epistemic practices involve power, knowledge, and meaning - they all depend on technique,formaldistinctions, and practical contexts that situate theory and consequence.From theCambridge English Corpus The so-named figurational enactments of these categories, however, provide an approximate minimum from which to begin the thinking needed for aformaltaxonomy.From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly a psychoanalytical program of inquiry is distinct from theformalinterest of this study, but it does provide some valuable insights.From theCambridge English Corpus The tropes of contraction are allformalor poetic mechanisms.From theCambridge English Corpus Tropes and figures, as discreetformalentities, can be likened to texts.From theCambridge English Corpus Anthropomorphized abstractions who enjoy the power of human speech entail theformalengagement of prosopopeia.From theCambridge English Corpus While it certainly recognizesformalcomplexity in the past, it tends to treat its presence there as anomalous or illicit.From theCambridge English Corpus Such passing back and forth between theformaland actual is precisely what formalism cannot allow.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. |