formal

形容词（学校教育或培训）正规的; 方式上的; 礼仪上的

名词<美>须穿礼服的社交集会; <口>夜礼服

形容词regular correct businesslike arranged systematic proper customary orderly

形容词informal casual

形容词

1. 正式文体：英语中,正式文体(formal)主要用于生人之间客气的谈话,用于特殊场合,如各种公务函件、法律文件等;非正式文体(informal)是在一般会话和私人信件等场合使用的文体,在这种场合中,没有必要特别客气或严谨.

2. formal：formula manipulation language; 公式处理语言，Formal 语言

1. 正式的;规范的;庄重的
    Formal speech or behaviour is very correct and serious rather than relaxed and friendly, and is used especially in official situations.

    e.g. He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas...
           他给道格拉斯写了一封非常正式的道歉信。
    e.g. Business relationships are necessarily a bit more formal.
           商业关系有必要更正式一些。

2. (行为、声明或要求)官方的，正式的
    A formal action, statement, or request is an official one.

    e.g. UN officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities...
           联合国官员称正式请求已向美国当局转达。
    e.g. No formal announcement had been made.
           尚无任何官方声明。

3. (场合)正式的，合乎礼仪的
    Formal occasions are special occasions at which people wear smart clothes and behave according to a set of accepted rules.

    e.g. One evening the film company arranged a formal dinner after the play.
           一天晚上，电影公司在演出结束后安排了一个正式的晚宴。

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4. (服饰)正规的，正式的，适合正式场合的
    Formal clothes are very smart clothes that are suitable for formal occasions.

    e.g. They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.
           他们打着普通的领带，而不是更为正式的高领领结。

5. 整齐的;规矩的;井然有序的
    Something that is done, written, or studied in a formal way has a very ordered, organized method or style.

    e.g. This does not encourage the child to analyse the environment in a formal way...
           这并不能鼓励孩子有条理地分析周围的环境。
    e.g. Classic Greek drama was written in verse, usually in an elevated and formal style.
           古典希腊戏剧以韵文写成，通常用词讲究、结构整齐。

6. (通常指学校教育)正规的
    Formal education or training is given officially, usually in a school, college, or university.

    e.g. Although his formal education stopped after primary school, he was an avid reader...
           尽管小学毕业后就再没有受过正规的教育，他却十分爱读书。
    e.g. Leroy didn't have any formal dance training.
           勒罗伊没受过任何正规的舞蹈训练。

7. (尤指按照某种设计规则)布局匀称的，布置整齐的
      A formal garden or room is arranged in a very regular and controlled way, especially according to certain rules of design.

      e.g. ...a formal herb garden...
             布局匀称的草药园
      e.g. The Coronata wallpaper lends a formal air to the dining room.
             科罗娜塔墙纸给餐厅增添了一种整齐有致的气氛。

1. The cooperative business model is on a trial run with formal operation scheduled for next year.

2. The shirt is buttoned to the top for a more formal look and a second collar is added.

3. formal

3. There is no reason to buy formal clothes if you will not wear it to work.

4. Motorola and HP were among the pilot foreign companies selected by SAFE before the formal regulation was formulated.

5. The CAAC boss revealed that the aviation watchdog is planning a formal investigation to get a clearer picture of private carriers'overall business situation.

6. Lu cai or Lu cuisine is the first formal cooking style recognized in China, and northern Chinese food is mainly inspired by it.

7. Murray said he wished to appeal both his conviction and his sentence but so far has not filed formal papers with the California appeals court.

8. The two rescued Beaconsfield miners arrived to cheers and applause from a large crowd at a formal reception at Parliament House in Canberra.

9. formal的反义词

9. It will be the first formal meeting between them after ties deteriorated when Japan's coast guard arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing trawler.

10. The festivities concluded with a ceremonial carriage procession in London, a formal contrast to Monday's spectacular pop tribute staged outside Buckingham Palace.

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