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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- formal
['fɔːməl]
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adjective
[+offer]
[ approval]
[ occasion]
[ dinner]
正式的
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2.
adjective
[+speech]
[ behaviour]
合礼仪的
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3.
adjective
[+education]
[ qualifications]
正规的
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4.
adjective
[+approach]
[ style]
有条理的
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formal dress
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礼服
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formal gardens
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官方公园
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- formal
[ˈfɔːrməl]
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adjective
合礼仪的；正规的
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All of the guests were invited to a formal ball at the castle.
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所有的客人都被邀请来参加在城堡举行的正式舞会。
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She was invited to a formal dinner for her years of service.
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因她多年的服务，她被邀请出席一次正式的晚宴。
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The requirement was only formal and often ignored.
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该要求只是形式上的，经常被忽略。
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2.
adjective
正式的；庄严的
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Only formal requests will be taken into consideration.
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只有正式的请求才会被考虑。
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A formal request was made to the manager.
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已经向经理发出了正式请求。
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3.
adjective
规范的，正式文体的
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The professor requested all essays to be written in formal English.
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教授要求所有的论文采用正式英语来书写。
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The paper was written in formal English.
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这篇文章是用正式的英语写成的。
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4.
adjective
形式上的；外表的
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5.
adjective
有条理的
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The detectives couldn't find any formal proof of wrongdoing.
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侦探未能找到犯罪的有效证据。
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6.
adjective
优雅的；庄重的；仪表堂堂的
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7.
n.[c]
正式舞会
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We will attend a formal at the end of the year.
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年末，我们将出席一场正式舞会。
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8.
n.[c]
女式晚礼服
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I'm sure she already has a dozen formals in her closet.
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我相信，她衣柜里已经有10多套晚礼服了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- formal
['fɔːməl]
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1.
adj
of, according to, or following established or prescribed forms, conventions, etc
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a formal document
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2.
adj
characterized by observation of conventional forms of ceremony, behaviour, dress, etc
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a formal dinner
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3.
adj
methodical, precise, or stiff
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4.
adj
suitable for occasions organized according to conventional ceremony
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formal dress
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5.
adj
denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, used by educated speakers and writers of a language
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6.
adj
acquired by study in academic institutions
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a formal education
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7.
adj
regular or symmetrical in form
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a formal garden
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8.
adj
of or relating to the appearance, form, etc, of something as distinguished from its substance
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9.
adj
logically deductive
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formal proof
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10.
adj
[Philosophy]
of or relating to form as opposed to matter or content
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11.
adj
pertaining to the essence or nature of something
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formal cause
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12.
adj
(in the writings of Descartes) pertaining to the correspondence between an image or idea and its object
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13.
adj
being in the formal mode
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14.
adj
denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is a stranger, social superior, etc
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in French the pronoun ``vous'' is formal, while ``tu'' is informal
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15.
adj
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin formalis
- formal
['fɔːmæl]
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1.
n
another name for methylal
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C19: from form(ic) + -al3
Examples
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a formal wedding
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正规的婚礼
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a formal dance
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正式的舞会
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a formal contract
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正式契约
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He usually wears formal clothes.
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他总是穿得很正式。
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I am requesting the participants to come in a formal dress with tie and shoes.
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我要求出席者都要着正装，打领带、穿皮鞋。
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