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。