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ADJ-GRADED
正式的;規(guī)范的;莊重的
Formal speech or behaviour is very correct and serious rather than relaxed and friendly, and is used especially in official situations.
例句
He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas...
他給道格拉斯寫了一封非常正式的道歉信。
Business relationships are necessarily a bit more formal.
商業(yè)關系有必要更正式一些。
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ADJ
(行為、聲明或要求)官方的，正式的
A formal action, statement, or request is an official one.
例句
UN officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities...
聯(lián)合國官員稱正式請求已向美國當局轉達。
No formal announcement had been made.
尚無任何官方聲明。
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ADJ-GRADED
(場合)正式的，合乎禮儀的
Formal occasions are special occasions at which people wear smart clothes and behave according to a set of accepted rules.
例句
One evening the film company arranged a formal dinner after the play.
一天晚上，電影公司在演出結束后安排了一個正式的晚宴。
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ADJ-GRADED
(服飾)正規(guī)的，正式的，適合正式場合的
Formal clothes are very smart clothes that are suitable for formal occasions.
例句
They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.
他們打著普通的領帶，而不是更為正式的高領領結。
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ADJ-GRADED
整齊的;規(guī)矩的;井然有序的
Something that is done, written, or studied in a formal way has a very ordered, organized method or style.
例句
This does not encourage the child to analyse the environment in a formal way...
這并不能鼓勵孩子有條理地分析周圍的環(huán)境。
Classic Greek drama was written in verse, usually in an elevated and formal style.
古典希臘戲劇以韻文寫成，通常用詞講究、結構整齊。
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ADJ
(通常指學校教育)正規(guī)的
Formal education or training is given officially, usually in a school, college, or university.
例句
Although his formal education stopped after primary school, he was an avid reader...
盡管小學畢業(yè)后就再沒有受過正規(guī)的教育，他卻十分愛讀書。
Leroy didn't have any formal dance training.
勒羅伊沒受過任何正規(guī)的舞蹈訓練。
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ADJ
(尤指按照某種設計規(guī)則)布局勻稱的，布置整齊的
A formal garden or room is arranged in a very regular and controlled way, especially according to certain rules of design.
例句
...a formal herb garden...
布局勻稱的草藥園
The Coronata wallpaper lends a formal air to the dining room.
科羅娜塔墻紙給餐廳增添了一種整齊有致的氣氛。