| 正面 | 12337.formality 英 [fɔː'mælɪtɪ]美 [fɔr'mæləti]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion" => latere "to lie hidden" => latent.2. lethe => latent.3. => "concealed, secret".n. 礼节；拘谨；仪式；正式手续 例句： 1. In some ways, the official opening is a formality.从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。 formality (n.)1530s, "agreement as to form," from formal + -ity or else from Middle French formalité (15c.) or Latin formitalitatem. Sense of "conformity to established rule" is from 1590s; meaning "something done for the sake of form" is from 1640s. Related: Formalities." |