英语词汇“formality”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

formality

/fɔːˈmalɪti

noun (plural formalities) [mass noun]

1The rigid observance of convention or etiquette: the formality of life in an English public school...

For Vera and her family, tea consoles; for the Wells and their set, it's a ceremony, observed like everything else, with rigid formality.
They were also the evolutionary years that bridged the gap between the rigid formality of the Edwardian styles and the ultimate changes that led to the knee-length dresses of 1926.
There are no traditional rules or rigid formality or fairy tale settings involving tormented love between a man and woman.

1.1Strictly conventional behaviour: with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands...

Shirley was always disturbed by the formality he displayed in front of her brother, though she said nothing of it.
She stood with a rigid formality, but her eyes were vacant and her lips moved silently.
As a beginning teacher, I cultivated an ethos of formality and distance.

Synonyms

ceremony, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, red tape, protocol, decorum;

stateliness, courtliness, solemnity, etiquette

aloofness, reserve, remoteness, detachment, unapproachability, stand-offishness;

stiffness, primness, stuffiness, staidness, correctness, decorum, punctiliousness, inflexibility;

reticence, taciturnity;

antisocial nature

1.2 [count noun] (usually formalities) A thing that is done simply to comply with convention, regulations, or custom: legal formalities...

In the past, customs regulations and formalities were cumbersome and this resulted in freight delays.
The bureaucratic red tape and formalities that one has to go through is the source of frustration to everyone who lives here.
Why all the formalities and petty regulations, if one is supposed to become free?

Synonyms

official procedure, rule, regulation, convention, ritual, custom, matter of form, formal gesture;

bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, form, punctilio, protocol

1.3 (a formality) Something done or happening as a matter of course and without question: promotion looks a formality...

The matter was only a formality for the members at the UDC as they are fully refunded by the Department of the Environment.
The question was merely a formality; the answer was obvious.
It was, in my case, mainly a formality, but a formality that raised important questions that I promised myself I would revisit someday.

Synonyms

routine, routine practice, normal procedure

matter of course, foregone conclusion, inevitability, certainty, racing certainty

informal sure thing

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'accordance with legal rules or conventions'): from French formalité or medieval Latin formalitas, from formalis (see formal).

单词	formality
释义	formality /fɔːˈmalɪti / noun (plural formalities) [mass noun] 1The rigid observance of convention or etiquette: the formality of life in an English public school... For Vera and her family, tea consoles; for the Wells and their set, it's a ceremony, observed like everything else, with rigid formality. They were also the evolutionary years that bridged the gap between the rigid formality of the Edwardian styles and the ultimate changes that led to the knee-length dresses of 1926. There are no traditional rules or rigid formality or fairy tale settings involving tormented love between a man and woman. 1.1Strictly conventional behaviour: with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands... Shirley was always disturbed by the formality he displayed in front of her brother, though she said nothing of it. She stood with a rigid formality, but her eyes were vacant and her lips moved silently. As a beginning teacher, I cultivated an ethos of formality and distance. Synonyms ceremony, ceremoniousness, ritual, conventionality, red tape, protocol, decorum; stateliness, courtliness, solemnity, etiquette aloofness, reserve, remoteness, detachment, unapproachability, stand-offishness; stiffness, primness, stuffiness, staidness, correctness, decorum, punctiliousness, inflexibility; reticence, taciturnity; antisocial nature 1.2 [count noun] (usually formalities) A thing that is done simply to comply with convention, regulations, or custom: legal formalities... In the past, customs regulations and formalities were cumbersome and this resulted in freight delays. The bureaucratic red tape and formalities that one has to go through is the source of frustration to everyone who lives here. Why all the formalities and petty regulations, if one is supposed to become free? Synonyms official procedure, rule, regulation, convention, ritual, custom, matter of form, formal gesture; bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, form, punctilio, protocol 1.3 (a formality) Something done or happening as a matter of course and without question: promotion looks a formality... The matter was only a formality for the members at the UDC as they are fully refunded by the Department of the Environment. The question was merely a formality; the answer was obvious. It was, in my case, mainly a formality, but a formality that raised important questions that I promised myself I would revisit someday. Synonyms routine, routine practice, normal procedure matter of course, foregone conclusion, inevitability, certainty, racing certainty informal sure thing Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'accordance with legal rules or conventions'): from French formalité or medieval Latin formalitas, from formalis (see formal).
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