Formality
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n. 礼节;拘谨;正式手续;
📝 例句
It's a formality which we have to go through.
它是我们必须办理的一项手续.
🌱 联想助记
formal 正式的，格式
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
formality
n
1 [U] careful observance of rules, conventions, etc of language or behaviour （语言或行为）认真遵循规范、 正统等
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种古板的语言.
I found the formality of the occasion irritating. 我觉得这种场合的繁文缛节十分讨厌.
2 [C]
(a) action required by convention or law 传统上的或法律上的手续
comply with all the necessary formalities 遵照一切必需的礼仪
go through the legal formalities 办理法律手续.
(b) such an action which no longer has much real importance or meaning 形式; 例行公事
They said the interview was just a formality/a mere formality, as they've already given me the job. 他们说面试只是一种例行公事, 因为他们已经把工作给我了.
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The settlers built railways across the plains and began to hunt even more bison.
殖民者在平原上修起了铁路，于是开始猎取更多的野牛。
Four years later, she left the children's home and entered an institution for the blind, where she learnt braille.
4年之后，她离开孤儿院，进入一盲人学校，学习布莱叶盲文。
South Africa passed further laws designed to make life difficult for non-whites.
而南非则通过了更多的法令，企图给非白种人的生活造成困难。