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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
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ADJ
(行为、声明或要求)官方的，正式的
A formal action, statement, or request is an official one.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例句
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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ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
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.
例句
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。
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ADJ
(通常指学校教育)正规的
Formal education or training is given officially, usually in a school, college, or university.
例句
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't have any formal dance training.
勒罗伊没受过任何正规的舞蹈训练。
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ADJ
(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.
例句
...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。