the general arrangement, plan, design, etc. of something 总体安排；计划；设计 Extra ExamplesFor this year, we have decided to change the format of the conference slightly. 我们已经决定将今年会议的形式稍作改变。 The course is different in format from previous ones. 这门课程的形式与以前的不同。 Try to experiment with different designs and formats. 尝试不同的设计和格式。 We will follow the same format as last year. 我们将采用与去年相同的方式进行。
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the shape and size of a book, magazine, etc. （出版物的）版式，开本 They've brought out the magazine in a new format. 他们用新的版式出版这杂志。 The book is now available in a slightly smaller format. 这本书现在有略小一些的开本在售。
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computing 计算机 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. 图像以数字格式存储在数据库中。 The drive supports the following DVD formats. 这个驱动器支持下列 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’.