记忆方法
将“formal”与“form”结合记忆。想象“formal”是“form”（形式）的一种更加正式、标准的版本。比如，正式的服装（formal dress）就是一种有固定形式和规则的形式。这样可以帮助你记住“formal”这个单词的意思是“正式的”。
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词族 · formal
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中文词源
formal 正式的
来自form, 模式。即模式化的，正式的。
英语词源
- formal (adj.)
- late 14c., "pertaining to form or arrangement;" also, in philosophy and theology, "pertaining to the form or essence of a thing," from Old French formal, formel "formal, constituent" (13c.) and directly from Latin formalis, from forma "a form, figure, shape" (see form (n.)). From early 15c. as "in due or proper form, according to recognized form," As a noun, c. 1600 (plural) "things that are formal;" as a short way to say formal dance, recorded by 1906 among U.S. college students.
权威例句
- 1. A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
- 正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
- 2. Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.
- 尽管没有正式的权力，贵族阶层并非没有权势。
- 3. They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.
- 他们决定正式交往。
- 4. His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions.
- 他的妻子公开表示厌恶那些礼节性的场合。
- 5. There is no formal linkage between the two agreements.
- 这两项协议之间不存在正式的关联。