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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Good sir. I beg for mercy and beg your pardon.
仁慈的先生，我乞求你的饶恕和原谅。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大，但人口却少得多。
At that time only the British government had the right to sell salt, which was taxed, so Gandhi encouraged the whole nation to make their own salt.
那时，只有英国政府有权出售盐，而且盐是要征税的。于是甘地鼓励所有的国民自己生产盐。