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
✅ 同义词
🔴 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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By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年，纽约市的人口增长到12。5万人左右，使它成了当时美国最大的城市。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样，他了解到祖先的住处，有多少孩子，死在何处，葬在哪里。
He had a gift for thinking up ways of making political points.
他有一种天赋，能想出很多办法阐明其政治观点。