formality 英 [fɔ:ˈmæləti]   美 [fɔrˈmæləti]

formality

formality  英 [fɔ:ˈmæləti] 美 [fɔrˈmæləti]

n. 礼节;手续 

名词复数:formalities 

to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence 办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续
Let's skip the formalities and get down to business. 咱们省去繁文缛节,开始讨论实质问题吧。

  • A formality is something that follows traditional rules. Even though you knew your request for time off at work would be approved, you still went through the formality of filling out all the required paperwork.
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  • n. 礼节;手续
  • 1. to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence

    办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续

  • 2. Let's skip the formalities and get down to business.

    咱们省去繁文缛节,开始讨论实质问题吧。

  • 3. He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.

    他已知道得到了这个工作,所以面试仅仅是走走过场。

  • 4. She greeted him with stiff formality.

    她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。

  • formality (n.) 1530s, "agreement as to form," from formal + -ity or else from Middle French formalité (15c.) or Latin formitalitatem. Sense of "conformity to established rule" is from 1590s; meaning "something done for the sake of form" is from 1640s. Related: Formalities.
for·mal·ity / fɔːˈmæləti ; NAmE fɔːrˈmæləti / noun ( plural for·mal·ities ) 1 [countable ,  usually plural ] a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc. 正式手续 to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence 办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续 Let's skip the formalities and get down to business. 咱们省去繁文缛节,开始讨论实质问题吧。 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] a thing that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little meaning and will not affect what happens 例行公事 He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality. 他已知道得到了这个工作,所以面试仅仅是走走过场。 3 [uncountable ] correct and formal behaviour 遵守礼节 Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations. 不同程度的注重礼节适用于不同场合。 She greeted him with stiff formality. 她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。 formality formalities for·mal·ity / fɔːˈmæləti ; NAmE fɔːrˈmæləti /
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