formal是什么意思

formal

英 ['f??m(?)l] 美 ['f?rml]

formal 正式的

來自form, 模式。即模式化的，正式的。

formal (adj.): late 14c., "pertaining to form or arrangement;" also, in philosophy and theology, "pertaining to the form or essence of a thing," from Old French formal, formel "formal, constituent" (13c.) and directly from Latin formalis, from forma "a form, figure, shape" (see form (n.)). From early 15c. as "in due or proper form, according to recognized form," As a noun, c. 1600 (plural) "things that are formal;" as a short way to say formal dance, recorded by 1906 among U.S. college students.

1. A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.: 正式簽訂了每年可續(xù)簽的合同。

2. Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.: 盡管沒有正式的權力，貴族階層并非沒有權勢。

3. They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.: 他們決定正式交往。

4. His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions.: 他的妻子公開表示厭惡那些禮節(jié)性的場合。

5. There is no formal linkage between the two agreements.: 這兩項協(xié)議之間不存在正式的關聯(lián)。