formal

['fɔ:məl]

adj.正式的, 正规的, 形式的, 公开的, 拘谨的, 有条理的
n.正式(活动), 夜礼服

a.

1. 正式的; 礼节上的

The letter was formal in its wording.

此信措辞正式。

2. 拘泥形式的, 拘谨的, 刻板的

You needn't be so formal with me.

你对我不必如此拘束。

3. 整齐的, 布置井然的; 有条理的

4. 形式上的; 表面的, 外形的[Z]

They maintained only formal unity among themselves.

他们只在表面上保持一致。

5. 合乎格式的, 正规的

6. 【语】规范的

n.

1. 正式的社交活动

2. 【口】夜礼服

词形变化

副词: formally | 名词: for-malness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.有条理的; 有规则的

orderly  regular  systematic  methodical  businesslike  arranged  correct  proper  customary  

同义参见:

wooden  stiff  conventional  respectful  pure  prim  organic  official  ceremonious  ceremonial  

反义:

a.正式的; 拘谨的

informal  casual  

反义参见:

real  private  

英英释义

名词 formal:

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

同义词：ball

a gown for evening wear

同义词：dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown

形容词 formal:

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

represented in simplified or symbolic form

同义词：conventional, schematic

logically deductive

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

同义词：courtly, stately

补充

formalformal英:[ˈfɔ:məl] 美:[ˈfɔrməl]adj.1.正式的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。2.礼仪上的, 形式上的

例句

1. It will have to go to the Houses of Parliament for formal approval.这必须提交给国会以获得正式批准。 2. U.N. officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities.联合国官员表示, 已向美国当局提出了正式的请求。 3. No formal announcement had been made.正式的公告还未发布。 4. Foreign leaders are expected to attend a formal dinner at Buckingham Palace.外国领导人预计将出席在白金汉宫举办的正式晚宴。 5. Business relationships are necessarily rather formal.商业关系必然很正式。 6. The Coronata wallpaper lends a formal air to the dining room.科罗纳塔壁纸为餐厅增添了庄重的氛围。 7. In English, 'residence' is a formal term.在英语中, residence一词是正式用语。 8. a formal letter of apology正式的道歉信 9. Many great inventors had no formal education.许多大发明家都未接受过任何正规教育。 10. This does not encourage the child to analyse the environment in a formal way.这并不能促使孩子以逻辑推理的方式分析外界环境。 11. a formal methodology形式方法论 12. In French the pronoun tu is informal, while vous is formal.在法语中, 代词tu比较随意, 而vous则用于正式场合。 13. a formal dinner party.正式宴会。 14. a formal complaint.正式申诉。 15. he had little formal education.他没受过多少正规教育。 16. I don't know enough about art to appreciate the purely formal qualities.我对艺术懂得不多，不会欣赏纯形式上的艺术特性。 17. the committee stage would be purely formal.委员会审议阶段纯粹是走过场。 18. ‘Yours faithfully’ is a formal way of ending a letter.Yours faithfully是正式信函的一种结语。 19. She has a very formal manner -- she doesn't seem to be able to relax.她这个人非常拘谨，看来不懂得放松自己。 20. a formal occasion (= one where you must behave politely and wear the clothes that people think are suitable)正式场合 21. We attended a formal dinner.我们参加了一次正式的晚宴。 22. a formal occasion/event正式的场合/活动 23. They are formal with people they don't know well.他们对不熟悉的人很讲究礼仪。 24. a formal dress礼服 25. wearing formal clothes穿正装 26. He spoke to them in formal Spanish.他用规范的西班牙语与他们交谈。 27. a formal word正式的词 28. He wrote up a formal statement of his political beliefs.他撰写了一份正式的声明，阐明自己的政治信仰。 29. She received formal recognition for her volunteer work.她的志愿者工作得到正式认可。 30. He has made a formal announcement of his candidacy.他正式公布了自己的候选人身份。 31. a formal contract正规合同 32. "They seem to be interested in buying the house, but they haven't yet made a formal offer."他们似乎有兴趣购买那幢房子，不过还没有正式出价。 33. a formal garden整齐有序的花园 34. He has a very stiff and formal manner.他的言行举止一板一眼的。 35. His formal education ended when he dropped out of high school.他从高中退学以后，就再也没有接受过正规教育了。 36. He lacks formal schooling.他缺少正规的学校教育。 37. the formal aspects of a poem诗的外在形式 38. dressed formally着装正式 39. They behave very formally with people they don't know well.他们与不熟悉的人在一起时很讲究礼仪。 40. He formally announced his candidacy.他正式公布了他的候选人身份。