formal
adjective uk/ˈfɔː.məl/ us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
(OFFICIAL)
C1 公开的;正式的
public or official
formal procedures 正式的程序
a formal announcement 正式声明
形式上的；表面上的；名义上的
in appearance or by name only
I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant. 我是这个项目名义上的领导，但日常管理都由我的助理负责。
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- They wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor.
- The US lodged a formal protest against the arrest of the foreign reporters.
- My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.
- A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final.
- Most modern kings and queens rule their countries only in a formal way, without real power.
(SERIOUS)
B2 （语言、服装和行为）庄重的，正规的，适合正式场合的
Formal language, clothes, and behaviour are suitable for serious or official occasions.
a formal dinner party 正式宴会
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- Is it considered improper to wear such a short skirt to a formal occasion?
- It's incorrect to address people by their first names at these formal events.
- His casual behaviour was wholly inappropriate for such a formal occasion.
- He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.
- My clothes for work tend to be quite formal.
(EDUCATION)
C1 （教育或培训）正规的
Formal education or training is received in a school or college.
Tom had little formal education. 汤姆没怎么受过正规教育。
(GARDEN)
精心布置的，布置井然的
A formal garden is carefully designed and kept according to a plan, and it is not allowed to grow naturally.
formal
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfɔː.məl/ us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
一种女士身穿时髦昂贵服装、男士身穿燕尾服或类似服装起舞的舞蹈
a dance at which women wear fashionable, expensive dresses and men wear tuxedos or similar clothes