formality
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈmæləti/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈmæləti/
noun
R
A required step in an official process.
The legal formalities were completed quickly.
法律手续很快就完成了。
R
A required action that has little real meaning.
The interview is just a formality since he already got the job.
既然他已经得到了这份工作，面试只是个形式而已。
R
Proper and formal behavior.
She showed great formality in her greeting.
她在问候时表现得非常正式。
translation
正式手续, 形式上的要求, 礼节
词形变化
Plural
formalities