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🔑 for·malBrE /ˈfɔːml/NAmE /ˈfɔːrml/ adjective🔑 (of a style of dress, speech, writing, behaviour, etc. 穿着、言语、行为等) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions 适合正式场合的；正规的；庄重的◆formal evening dress 晚礼服◆The dinner was a formal affair. 这是正式宴会。◆He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike. 他使这封信保持正式公文的语气。◆She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly. 她的举止很是郑重其事，有可能会显得不友好。 OPP informal 🔑 official; following an agreed or official way of doing things 正式的；合乎规矩的◆formal legal processes 正式法律程序◆to make a formal apology/complaint/request 正式道歉/投诉/要求◆Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. 两国于十二月重新建立了正式外交关系。◆It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis. 是应该把这些安排做得略为正式一点的时候了。🔑 (of education or training 学校教育或培训) received in a school, college or university, with lessons, exams, etc., rather than gained just through practical experience 正规的◆He has no formal teaching qualifications. 他没有正规的教学资历证明。◆Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. 幼儿有时早在四岁时就开始接受正规教育。concerned with the way sth is done rather than what is done 方式上的；做法上的；形式上的◆Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it. 计划报批纯粹是一个形式上的问题，没有人会当真反对的。◆Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying. 评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真正看其内容。(of a garden, room or building 花园、房间、建筑物) arranged in a regular manner, according to a clear, exact plan 整齐的；布置井然的◆delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees 精心布置的有片片草坪和林荫道的宜人花园 OPP informal ▸ for·mal·ly🔑 BrE /ˈfɔːməli/NAmE /ˈfɔːrməli/ adverb◆'How do you do?' she said formally. “你好！” 她很正式地说。◆The accounts were formally approved by the board. 账目已由董事会正式批准。◆Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period. 虽然他不是科班出身的艺术史学家，但他对这一时期的知识却普遍为人尊重。 |