- 1（法律或禮儀上的）例行程序，形式；拘謹、講究禮節
A formality is something you have to do because it's the official rule or custom, even though it doesn't really change anything — "signing this form is just a formality." Formality can also mean the general quality of being formal, polite, and following strict rules of behavior, as in "the formality of a wedding ceremony."
core核心畫面
組成formal + -ity (an ending that turns an adjective into a noun meaning "the state or quality of").
同家族的字
- formalformality is built directly from this word
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
formalitynoun/fɔːrˈmælɪti/
- 1
The state of being formal.
- [S]uch an one […] recalls as a vision of Paradise the land he has learnt to love; he exaggerates the insalubrity of a northern climate; he bewails the wretched formality of our civilised life, and so, back to the distant solitudes flies his recollection like a dove to the wilderness.
- 2
Something said or done as a matter of form.
- 3
A customary ritual without substance, real consequence, or unique meaning.
- The examination for priesthood is no mere formality, so we have to study well.
- 4
A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
- I expected some sort of formality before they let me see the crown—so valuable—but there was really nothing at all. I just said, "Can I see No. 64, please?" and he simply pulled one of the shallow drawers out of its case and put it down before me on the table.
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