the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of something 總體安排；計劃；設計 Extra ExamplesFor this year, we have decided to change the format of the conference slightly. 我們已經決定將今年會議的形式稍作改變。 The course is different in format from previous ones. 這門課程的形式與以前的不同。 Try to experiment with different designs and formats. 嘗試不同的設計和格式。 We will follow the same format as last year. 我們將采用與去年相同的方式進行。
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the shape and size of a book, magazine, etc. （出版物的）版式，開本 They've brought out the magazine in a new format. 他們用新的版式出版這雜志。 The book is now available in a slightly smaller format. 這本書現在有略小一些的開本在售。
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computing 計算機 the way in which data is stored or held to be worked on by a computer 格式 The images are stored in a digital format within the database. 圖像以數字格式存儲在數據庫中。 The drive supports the following DVD formats. 這個驅動器支持下列 DVD 格式。
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: via French and German from Latin formatus (liber) ‘shaped (book)’, past participle of formare ‘to form’.