formally

Word family (noun) formality ≠ informality formalization (adjective) formal ≠ informal (verb) formalize (adverb) formally ≠ informally

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishformallyfor‧mal‧ly /ˈfɔːməli $ ˈfɔːr-/ W3 adverb 1 PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATEofficially OPP informally We announced a decision formally recognizing the new government.2 POLITEin a polite way OPP informally He put his hand out formally, and Liza took it. ‘I apologize, Captain, ’ she said formally.Examples from the Corpusformally• The drug has been formally approved to treat chicken pox.• The old San Siro stadium, now formally called Giuseppe Meazza, became an all-seater arena holding 85,000 people.• Although they were dressed formally in dark suits, both men were wearing heavy rubber boots in deference to winter.• The faction was formally inaugurated on Dec. 18.• He said Congress will be formally notified of the plan.• Although it has government backing, the fund is formally private.• Nevertheless, both provide the opportunity for such attainments to be formally recognized.• Mr. Takaki bowed formally to each guest in turn.

单词	formally
释义	formally Word family (noun) formality ≠ informality formalization (adjective) formal ≠ informal (verb) formalize (adverb) formally ≠ informally From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishformallyfor‧mal‧ly /ˈfɔːməli $ ˈfɔːr-/ ●●○ W3 adverb 1 PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATEofficially OPP informally We announced a decision formally recognizing the new government.2 POLITEin a polite way OPP informally He put his hand out formally, and Liza took it. ‘I apologize, Captain, ’ she said formally.Examples from the Corpusformally• The drug has been formally approved to treat chicken pox.• The old San Siro stadium, now formally called Giuseppe Meazza, became an all-seater arena holding 85,000 people.• Although they were dressed formally in dark suits, both men were wearing heavy rubber boots in deference to winter.• The faction was formally inaugurated on Dec. 18.• He said Congress will be formally notified of the plan.• Although it has government backing, the fund is formally private.• Nevertheless, both provide the opportunity for such attainments to be formally recognized.• Mr. Takaki bowed formally to each guest in turn.
随便看	somebody/something is the exception that proves the rule somebody/something is to blame (for something) somebody/something makes my flesh creep somebody/something of note somebody/something rocks somebody/something rules somebody/something/it won’t be long somebody/something’s former self somebody’s (main) squeeze somebody’s (political/religious etc) affiliation somebody’s achievement in (doing) something somebody’s affections somebody’s aim is true somebody’s alma mater somebody’s alter ego somebody’s ambitions of doing something somebody’s answer to something somebody’s bark is worse than their bite somebody’s betrothed somebody’s birth date somebody’s blood freezes somebody’s blood is up somebody’s bête noire somebody’s card is marked somebody’s cast of mind