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  • Derivatives : adv  informally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

informal [ɪn'fɔːml]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ speech] [ behaviour] (relaxed) 不拘礼节的
  2. 2. adjective [+clothes] [ party] (casual) 日常
  3. 3. adjective [+meeting] [ discussions] [ agreement] (unofficial) 非正式

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

informal [ɪnˈfɔːrməl]
  1. 1. adjective 非正式的,不拘礼节的随意的休闲
    Informal dress is accepted for most events, but beachwear should be confined to the beach .
    大多数场合非正式衣服可以接受的,但是沙滩装就仅限于沙滩穿着了。
  2. 2. adjective 非官方的,非正规的民间
    During several informal meetings much of the discussion centred on the following three points.
    在几次非官方会议中,讨论集中以下三个问题上。
  3. 3. adjective 口语的,通俗
    We wrote an informal letter to Miss C explaining that we were unlikely to uphold her complaint.
    我们给C小姐回了一封通俗的信,告诉我们不大可能接受她的控诉
  4. 4. adjective 轻松的,自在的,亲切
    The restaurant offers good value for money and a lively, informal atmosphere.
    这个饭店消费物有所值,而且这里氛围活泼轻松

Collins English-English Dictionary

informal [ɪn'fɔːməl]
  1. 1. adj not of a formal, official, or stiffly conventional nature
    an informal luncheon
  2. 2. adj appropriate to everyday life or use
    informal clothes
  3. 3. adj denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, appropriate to everyday conversational language rather than to formal written language
  4. 4. adj denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is regarded as a friend or social inferior
    In French the pronoun ``tu'' is informal, while ``vous'' is formal

Examples

Once a week we have an informal wine tasting.
我们一周有一次非正式的品酒活动。
We wrote an informal letter to Miss C explaining that we were unlikely to uphold her complaint.
我们给C小姐回了一封通俗的信,告诉她我们不大可能接受她的控诉。
During several informal meetings much of the discussion centred on the following three points.
在几次非官方的会议中,讨论都集中在以下三个问题上。
There was an informal meeting in my living room.
在我家客厅进行了一次非正式会议。
in French the pronoun ``vous'' is formal, while ``tu'' is informal
informal clothes

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