| 单词 | formal |
| 释义 | formal adj. & n. --adj 1. used or done or held in accordance with rules, convention, or ceremony (formal dress; a formal occasion). 2. ceremonial; required by convention (a formal call). 3. precise or symmetrical (a formal garden). 4. prim or stiff in manner. 5. perfunctory, having the form without the spirit. 6. valid or correctly so called because of its form; explicit and definite (a formal agreement). 7. in accordance with recognized forms or rules. 8. of or concerned with (outward) form or appearance, esp. as distinct from content or matter. 9. Logic concerned with the form and not the matter of reasoning. 10. Philos. of the essence of a thing; essential not material. --n US 1 evening dress. 2. an occasion on which evening dress is worn. Derivatives formally adv. formalness n. Etymology: ME f. L formalis (as FORM) |
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