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(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 ladies in formal evening wear 穿着正式晚礼服的女士 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。 His manner was stiffly formal. 他的举止十分僵硬。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2Her words sounded oddly formal. 她的话听起来有点不自然地正式。 The greeting was polite, almost formal. 那次接待是礼貌的，几近正式。 He insisted on formal dress for dinner. 他坚持参加宴会要穿礼服。 Howard has a rather formal way of speaking. 霍华德说话的方式相当正式。 In those days, tutors were formal and distant. 当年的导师都是正规的，比较疏远的。 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。
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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 complaint 提出正式投诉 There has been no formal announcement of her resignation yet. 她还没有正式宣布辞职。 There followed a formal request for military aid. 随后是正式的军事援助请求。 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。
Extra ExamplesOn receipt of a formal complaint the inspectorate is required to investigate. 收到正式投诉后，监察局必须进行调查。 Once the loan has been approved we'll send a formal agreement for you to sign. 贷款一旦获得批准，我们将发一份正式协议让你签署。 The government has lodged a formal diplomatic protest about the decision. 政府已经对这项决定提出了正式的外交抗议。 The organization is not a formal political party. 该组织不是一个正式的政党。 The two governments announced their formal acceptance of the scheme. 两国政府宣布正式接受该计划。
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(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 connected with the way something 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。 The monarch retains largely formal duties. 君主在很大程度上只保留了形式上的职责。 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。
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(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 Large French doors on the first floor open out onto a formal garden. 一楼的法式大门通向一个正式的花园。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin formalis, from forma ‘shape, mould’.