formal
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/ˈfɔːrml/
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/ˈfɔːml/
proper for official events
The formal dinner required suits and dresses.
正式晚宴要求穿西裝和禮服。
official or done by rules
They made a formal request for help.
他們提出了正式的求助請求。
learned in school, not from experience
She has formal training in medicine.
她接受過正規的醫學培訓。
about how something is done, not what is done
The formal style of the writing made it hard to read.
寫作的正式風格使其難以閱讀。
arranged in a neat and planned way
The formal garden had straight paths and neat hedges.
這座規整的花園有筆直的小徑和整齊的樹籬。