formal
英[ˈfɔːml]美[ˈfɔːrml]
adj.正式的,正规的,方式上的,整齐的;
副词:formally;
例句
His manner was stiffly formal.他的举止十分僵硬。
This formal talk with the manager had done him up.他和经理的这次正式谈话弄得他十分疲劳。
The play,whose style is rigidly formal,is typical of the period.这剧本是那个时期的典型作品,风格拘谨刻板。
Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter: nobody will seriously oppose it.使计划得到批准只是程序而已:没人会真正反对的。
The letter is written in a formal style.这封信是用正式文体写的。
You can't vote until you have satisfied all the formal conditions.你要符合所有的正式条件后才能参加选举。
The occasion requires formal dress.这场合要求穿礼服。
There is a set procedure for making formal complaints.要正式提出投诉是有固定程序的。
Sometimes formal English and informal English must be carefully distinguished.有时候正式英语与非正式英语要十分小心地加以区分。
a formal eulogistic composition正式的颂扬性文章
英语六级真题
However, the agreement specifies that there is no formal distinction between developed and developing nations in their responsibility to cut emissions, effectively ignoring historical emissions.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty.
出自-2013年12月听力原文It's difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents
出自-2013年12月听力原文Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children.
出自-2013年12月听力原文I'd rather not make it something formal and structured.
出自-2012年12月听力原文He wishes to receive formal training in gardening
出自-2012年12月听力原文And for another most scientists do not receive formal training in science communication.
2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section CHowever, the agreement specifies that there is no formal distinction between developed and developing nations in their responsibility to cut emissions, effectively ignoring historical emissions.
2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CSmith says he'll provide services ranging from formal seminars to on-farm workshops on holistic management, to one-on-one hand-holding and an almost 24/7 phone hotline for farmers who are converting.
2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BWe believe that at least part of the problem lies in places other than the interaction between scientists and members of the media, and exists because for one thing we underestimate how difficult it is for scientists to communicate effectively with a dive
2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
正式的;规范的;庄重的
Formal speech or behaviour is very correct and serious rather than relaxed and friendly, and is used especially in official situations.
例句
He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas...他给道格拉斯写了一封非常正式的道歉信。Business relationships are necessarily a bit more formal.商业关系有必要更正式一些。ADJ
(行为、声明或要求)官方的,正式的
A formal action, statement, or request is an official one.
例句
UN officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities...联合国官员称正式请求已向美国当局转达。No formal announcement had been made.尚无任何官方声明。ADJ-GRADED
(场合)正式的,合乎礼仪的
Formal occasions are special occasions at which people wear smart clothes and behave according to a set of accepted rules.
例句
One evening the film company arranged a formal dinner after the play.一天晚上,电影公司在演出结束后安排了一个正式的晚宴。ADJ-GRADED
(服饰)正规的,正式的,适合正式场合的
Formal clothes are very smart clothes that are suitable for formal occasions.
例句
They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.他们打着普通的领带,而不是更为正式的高领领结。ADJ-GRADED
整齐的;规矩的;井然有序的
Something that is done, written, or studied in a formal way has a very ordered, organized method or style.
例句
This does not encourage the child to analyse the environment in a formal way...这并不能鼓励孩子有条理地分析周围的环境。Classic Greek drama was written in verse, usually in an elevated and formal style.古典希腊戏剧以韵文写成,通常用词讲究、结构整齐。ADJ
(通常指学校教育)正规的
Formal education or training is given officially, usually in a school, college, or university.
例句
Although his formal education stopped after primary school, he was an avid reader...尽管小学毕业后就再没有受过正规的教育,他却十分爱读书。Leroy didn't have any formal dance training.勒罗伊没受过任何正规的舞蹈训练。ADJ
(尤指按照某种设计规则)布局匀称的,布置整齐的
A formal garden or room is arranged in a very regular and controlled way, especially according to certain rules of design.
例句
...a formal herb garden...布局匀称的草药园The Coronata wallpaper lends a formal air to the dining room.科罗娜塔墙纸给餐厅增添了一种整齐有致的气氛。英汉词典释义
adj.
正式的,合乎规矩的
Sometimes formal English and informal English must be carefully distinguished.有时候正式英语与非正式英语要十分小心地加以区分。礼仪上的, 形式上的
(服式、言语、行为等)适合正式场合的;正规的;庄重的
(学校教育或培训)正规的
方式上的;做法上的;形式上的
(花园、房间、建筑物)整齐的;布置井然的
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress);
"pay one's formal respects""formal dress""a formal ball""the requirement was only formal and often ignored""a formal education"2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority;
"formal duties""an official banquet"3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms;
"the paper was written in formal English"4. represented in simplified or symbolic form
5. logically deductive;
"formal proof"6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court;
"a courtly gentleman"行业词典
法律: 合乎格式的;