formality
UK [fɔ:'mæl.ə.ti] US [-tˌi] noun
ACTION 行动
countable
■something which has to be done but which has no real importance 礼节；俗套；例行公事•You'll have to sign the visitors' book, but it's just a formality.你得在访客簿上签名，不过这只是例行公事而已。 formalities [plural]
■something that the law or an official process says must be done 法定程式；正式手续•We'll have to observe the formalities (= do what is expected).我们必须遵守法定程式。
UK [fɔ:'mæl.ə.ti] US [-tˌi] noun
SERIOUSNESS 庄重
uncountable
■when something or someone is serious and correct 庄重的，正规的，适合正式场合的•She found the formality of the occasion rather daunting.她觉得这个场合庄重得令人生畏。 •A note of formality in his voice alerted her to the fact that others were listening.他语气中的一丝拘谨提醒了她其他人也在听的事实。 |