formal
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/ˈfɔːrml/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːml/
proper for official events
The formal dinner required suits and dresses.
正式晚宴要求穿西装和礼服。
official or done by rules
They made a formal request for help.
他们提出了正式的求助请求。
learned in school, not from experience
She has formal training in medicine.
她接受过正规的医学培训。
about how something is done, not what is done
The formal style of the writing made it hard to read.
写作的正式风格使其难以阅读。
arranged in a neat and planned way
The formal garden had straight paths and neat hedges.
这座规整的花园有笔直的小径和整齐的树篱。