| 释义 |
formality /fa'maelatx; for'maelati/ n (pl -ties) 1 [U] strict attention to rules, forms and convention: 严守礼节; 拘泥形式： There was too much ~ in the Duke's household. 公爵的家里过份拘泥形式。 2 [C] formal act; sth required by custom or rules: 正式行动; 礼节; 仪式; 手续： legal formalities; 法律上的正式手续; comply with all the necessary formalities. 遵守一切必要的礼仪。 s mere ~, sth one is required or expected to do, but which has little meaning or importance. 仅为形式而已; 只是手续而已。 |