adj.(形容词)

1. 正式的，正规的
2. 形式上的，拘泥形式的
3. 外形的，表面的
4. 刻板的，拘谨的
5. 有条理的，整齐的，布置井然的
6. 合乎格式的
7. 【文】规范的，合乎规矩的
8. 方式上的，做法上的
9. 礼节上的

n.(名词)

1. 正式的社交活动，须穿礼服的社交集会
2. 夜礼服
3. 【化】甲缩醛，缩甲醛，甲醛缩二甲醇

adj.(形容词)

1. 正式的 approved
2. 礼仪上的,形式上的 ceremonious; ceremonial

Noun:

1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire

2. a gown for evening wear

Adjective:

1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress);

   "pay one's formal respects"
   "formal dress"
   "a formal ball"
   "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"
   "a formal education"
   

2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority;

   "formal duties"
   "an official banquet"
   

3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms;

   "the paper was written in formal English"
   

4. represented in simplified or symbolic form

5. logically deductive;

   "formal proof"
   

6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court;

   "a courtly gentleman"
   

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 veryformal 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 moreformal.
商业关系有必要更正式一些。

formally
He took her back to Vincent Square in a taxi, saying goodnight formally on the doorstep.
他打车把她送回了文森特广场，并在门口正式道了晚安。formality
Lillith's formality and seriousness amused him.
利莉思的拘礼和严肃让他觉得好笑。

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

e.g. UN officials said aformal 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. Noformal announcement had been made.
尚无任何官方声明。

formally
Diplomats haven't formally agreed to Anderson's plan...
外交官们还没有正式同意安德森的方案。
They are now formally separated and they will continue to lead their own lives.
他们现在正式分开了，将会继续各自的生活。

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 aformal 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。

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 moreformal 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。

formally
It was really too warm for her to dress so formally.
她穿得如此正式，实在是太热了。

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

e.g. This does not encourage the child to analyse the environment in aformal 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 andformal 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 hisformal 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 anyformal dance training.
勒罗伊没受过任何正规的舞蹈训练。

formally
Mr Dawe was the ancient, formally trained head gardener.
道先生是那种老式的、正规科班出身的首席园艺师。

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

e.g. ...aformal herb garden...
布局匀称的草药园
e.g. The Coronata wallpaper lends aformal 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. 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

At the formal party I felt very awkward and out of place.

在正式的舞会上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。

This job doesn require any formal training.

这种工作不需要任何正规训练。

There is only a formal resemblance between the two systems; they are in fact radically different.

这两种体系只是在表面上有某种相似之处，其实根本不同。

The writer made a formal denial of the hearsay.

这位作家公开否认了这一传闻。

He is very formal with everyone and he never joins in a laugh.

他对任何人都很拘谨,从不跟人说笑。

They are very formal in their business transactions.

他们的商务议事很有条理。

The accounts were formally approved by the board.

账目已由董事会正式批准。

Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period.

虽然他不是科班出身的艺术史学家，但他对这一时期的知识却普遍为人尊重。

‘How do you do? ’ she said formally.

“你好！”她很正式地说。

delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees

精心布置的有片片草坪和林荫道的宜人花园

It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis.

是应该把这些安排做得略为正式一点的时候了。

He has no formal teaching qualifications.

他没有正规的教学资历证明。

Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old.

幼儿有时早在四岁时就开始接受正规教育。

Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it.

寻求计划获得批准纯粹是一个形式上的问题，没有人会认真反对的。

Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying.

评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真正看其内容。

The dinner was a formal affair.

这是正式宴会。

He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike.

他使这封信保持正式公文的语气。

She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly.

她的举止很是郑重其事，有可能会显得不友好。

formal legal processes

正式法律程序

to make a formal apology/complaint/request

正式道歉 / 投诉 / 要求

formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December.

两国于十二月重新建立了正式外交关系。

formal evening dress

晚礼服

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。

Business relationships are necessarily a bit more formal.

商业关系有必要更正式一些。

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。

No formal announcement had been made.

尚无任何官方声明。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

Leroy didn have any formal dance training.

勒罗伊没受过任何正规的舞蹈训练。

...a formal herb garden...

布局匀称的草药园

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。

用作定语～+ n.

1. You must wear formal dress.
   你必须穿礼服。
2. Sometimes formal English and informal English must be carefully distinguished.
   有时候正式英语与非正式英语要十分小心地加以区分。
3. They have much formal school training.
   他们接受了许多正规的学校教育。
4. He paid a formal call on the American ambassador, in return of the ambassador's formal visit earlier in the year.
   他正式拜访了美国大使,作为对美国大使今年早些时候访问的回访。
5. There's only a formal likeness between the two brothers.
   这两兄弟仅外表相似。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Business letters must always be formal.
   商务信件必须很正式。
2. The play, whose style is rigidly formal, is typical of the period.
   这剧本是那个时期的典型作品,风格拘谨刻板。

～+名词

• formal%20call">formal call正式的拜访
• formal%20dress">formal dress礼服
• formal%20party">formal party正式的欢迎会
• formal%20logic">formal logic形式逻辑
• formal%20resemblance">formal resemblance形式上的相似
• formal%20schooling">formal schooling正规学校教育
• formal%20training">formal training正规训练
• formal%20written%20English">formal written English正式的书面英语

副词+～

• formal">merely formal完全流于形式的

～+介词

• formal%20with">formal with对…拘谨的
• formal%20with%20one%27s%20colleagues">formal with one's colleagues和同事们在一起很拘谨

• Young ladies..wear short formals, and old ladies wear floor-length evening dresses.

  出自：M. Beadle

• She looked sufficiently virginal to be attending her first formal.

  出自：A. York

• Deceit is the formal, constituent reason of hypocrisy.

  出自：R. South

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的formalis，意为形式。