例：He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas.
他寫了壹封非常正式的道歉信給道格拉斯。
for·mal·lyADV正式地 [ADV with v]
例：He took her back to Vincent Square in a taxi, saying goodnight formally on the doorstep.
他打出租車將她送回文森特廣場，在門階上客氣地道了晚安。
for·mal·ityN-UNCOUNT正式
例：Lillith's formality and seriousness amused him.
莉莉斯的正式和嚴肅讓他覺得逗。
2. ADJA formal action, statement, or request is an official one. 官方的; 正式的 (行為、陳述、要求等) [ADJ n]
例：UN officials said a formal request was passed to American authorities.
聯合國官員們稱壹份正式的要求已轉給了美國當局。
例：No formal announcement had been made.
尚無官方聲明。
for·mal·lyADV官方地; 正式地 [ADV with v]
例：Diplomats haven't formally agreed to Anderson's plan.
外交官們還沒有正式同意安德森的計劃。
3. ADJFormal occasions are special occasions at which people wear elegant clothes and behave according to a set of accepted rules. 正式的 (場合)
例：One evening the company arranged a formal dinner after the play.
壹天晚上該公司在演出後安排了壹場正式的晚宴。
N-COUNTFormal is also a noun. 正式的社交活動
例：...a wide array of events, including school formals and speech nights, weddings, and balls.
…壹系列豐富多樣的活動，包括學校舞會、演講之夜、婚禮和大型舞會等。
4. ADJFormal clothes are very elegant clothes that are suitable for formal occasions. 適合正式場合的 (服裝) [ADJ n]
例：They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.
他們打著普通的領帶而不是更為正式的高領領結。
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1. ADJSomething that is normal is usual and ordinary, and is what people expect. 正常的; 平常的
例：The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations.
這兩個國家恢復了正常的外交關系。
例：Her height and weight are normal for her age.
她的身高和體重對於她的年齡來說是正常的。
2. ADJA normal person has no serious physical or mental health problems. 身心正常的
例：Statistics indicate that depressed patients are more likely to become ill than are normal people.
統計表明抑郁的患者比正常人更可能得病。