formality

[fɔ:'mæliti]

n.礼节, 程序, 拘谨

例句与用法：

At board meetings you have to get used to the formality of the language.

参加董事会议必须习惯那些古板的语言。

I found the formality of the occasion irritating.

我觉得这种场合的繁文缛节十分讨厌。

You should go through the legal formality.

你应该办理合法手续。

词形变化：

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详细释义：

n.

1. 拘泥形式, 拘谨[U][S1]

I wish we could treat each other without formality.

我真希望我们彼此之间不要太拘谨。

2. 正式手续[P1]

It's a formality that we have to go through.

这是我们必须办理的手续。

3. 礼节; 俗套[C]

All formalities were observed at the ceremony.

庆典仪式遵循了所有的礼节。