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formality | BrE fɔːˈmalɪti, AmE fɔrˈmælədi | noun ① uncountable (of occasion, language) 正式 zhèngshì ▸ with a minimum of formality 尽量不拘谨 ▸ the children were overawed by the formality of the occasion 这种庄重严肃的场面使孩子们感到惶恐 ② formalities plural (legal convention) 正式手续 zhèngshì shǒuxù ; (social convention) 俗套 sútào ▸ to dispense with or skip the formalities 免去繁文缛节 ▸ to observe the formalities 遵守俗套 ▸ legal formalities 法律手续 |