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formal

/fawr-muhl/US // ˈfɔr məl //UK // (ˈfɔːməl) //

正式的,正式,正式场合

Related Words

precise准确,精确,准确的,精密academic学术,学术性,学术性的,学术的solemn庄重,庄严,庄严的,庄重的explicit明确的,明确,明确规定,明确表示legal法律,法律的,法律方面,法律规定strict严格,严格的,严,严谨proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当ceremonial仪式性的,仪式,仪式性,仪式感polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人express表示set设置,一组,一套,集official官方,官方的,官员,正式的regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行ritual仪式,仪式感,礼仪,宗教仪式nominal有名的,有名无实,有名称的,有名approved批准,批准的,批准了,批准通过ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地confirmed确认,证实,已确认,证实了conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
    • : marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion.
    • : designed for wear or use at occasions or events marked by elaborate ceremony or prescribed social observance: The formal attire included tuxedos and full-length gowns.
    • : requiring a type of dress suitable for such occasions: a formal dance.
    • : observant of conventional requirements of behavior, procedure, etc., as persons; ceremonious.
    • : excessively ceremonious: a manner that was formal and austere.
    • : being a matter of form only; perfunctory: We expected more than just formal courtesy.
    • : made or done in accordance with procedures that ensure validity: a formal authorization.
    • : of, relating to, or emphasizing the organization or composition of the constituent elements in a work of art perceived separately from its subject matter: a formal approach to painting; the formal structure of a poem.
    • : being in accordance with prescribed or customary forms: a formal siege.
    • : Theater. generalized and simplified in design, especially of architectural elements, and serving as a permanent set for a play irrespective of changes in location.
    • : acquired in school; academic: He had little formal training in economics.
    • : symmetrical or highly organized: a formal garden.
    • : of, reflecting, or noting a usage of language in which syntax, pronunciation, etc., adhere to traditional standards of correctness and usage is characterized by the absence of casual, contracted, and colloquial forms: The paper was written in formal English.
    • : Philosophy. pertaining to form.Aristotelianism.not material; essential.
    • : Logic. formal logic.
    • : pertaining to the form, shape, or mode of a thing, especially as distinguished from the substance: formal writing, bereft of all personality.
    • : being such merely in appearance or name; nominal: a formal head of the government having no actual powers.
    • : Mathematics. in strict logical form with a justification for every step. correct in form; made with strict justification for every step. of or relating to manipulation of symbols without regard to their meaning.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
    • : an evening gown.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in formal attire: We're supposed to go formal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.established, orderly
Synonyms
academic学术,学术性,学术性的,学术的ceremonial仪式性的,仪式,仪式性,仪式感explicit明确的,明确,明确规定,明确表示legal法律,法律的,法律方面,法律规定precise准确,精确,准确的,精密proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当solemn庄重,庄严,庄严的,庄重的strict严格,严格的,严,严谨express表示official官方,官方的,官员,正式的regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行ritual仪式,仪式感,礼仪,宗教仪式set设置,一组,一套,集approved批准,批准的,批准了,批准通过ceremonialistic仪式性的,礼仪性的,礼仪性,仪式感十足ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地confirmed确认,证实,已确认,证实了conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰directed定向,定向的,定向的方式fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变formalistic形式主义的,形式主义,形式化的,形态主义lawful合法的,合法,合法化,依法methodical有条不紊,有条不紊的,有条理的,有方法的prescribed规定,规定的,规定了pro forma预估,预估值,假设,预测punctilious彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,拘谨,拘谨的人rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的ritualistic仪式性的,仪式性,礼仪性,仪式感stately庄严的,庄严,庄重的,庄重stereotyped刻板印象,刻板的,千篇一律的,千篇一律stereotypical刻板印象,刻板,刻板的,千篇一律的systematic系统化,系统性,系统的,系统性的
adj.stiff, affected, correct
Synonyms
polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人precise准确,精确,准确的,精密nominal有名的,有名无实,有名称的,有名aloof无动于衷,冷漠无情,冷漠的,冷漠by the numbers数字,数字显示,数字化,数字上看ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰distant遥远的,悠远的,遥遥无期,遥远的距离exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的playing the game玩游戏,打游戏,玩这个游戏,玩游戏的人prim底漆,底层,骁将,初步punctilious彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,拘谨,拘谨的人reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利seemly貌似,看起来,似乎,貌合神离sententious感性的,感性,多情的,感情丰富的starched起皱的,起皱,起皱的人,缝制stilted僵硬的,呆板的,呆板,僵硬straight arrow直箭,直线箭头,笔直的箭头,直角箭头stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服

Examples

  • Broadly, the war is between the formal linguists and the sociolinguists.

  • Taking place after the 400-person formal dinner, it’s geared specifically toward younger people and costs less than one-third of the spring benefit’s entry-level ticket.

  • No surprise, there’s been a trend away from formal event–oriented wear, but other than that there hasn’t been much change.

  • Those interactions are less formal than what you get with video-conferencing services.

  • It’s not as formal as perhaps a medical leave of absence where a third party is approving a leave request.

  • As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.

  • He hoped also to be a chaplain through his local church, and he was nearing the end of his formal training.

  • “The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.

  • I remember that he's a food-and-wine maven and rather formal.

  • “To my knowledge, there was no formal consultation done with the tribes on this policy,” says Eid.

  • Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.

  • Various matters mentioned by the governor receive perfunctory and formal answers.

  • Tressan advanced to meet him, a smile of cordial welcome on his lips, and they bowed to each other in formal greeting.

  • She sat in a distant corner of the formal room discreetly lit by a shaded lamp.

  • There were two hard formal-looking couches, with straight backs and spider legs.

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