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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   formal

   • IPA[ˈfôrm(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion；(of a person or their manner) prim or stiff
   • n.
     an evening gown；an occasion on which evening dress is worn
2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion a formal dinner party 同義詞 ceremonial, ceremonious, ritualistic, ritual, conventional, ... 更多traditional, orthodox, prescribed, fixed, set, stately, courtly, solemn, dignified, elaborate, ornate, dressy反義詞 informal
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) prim or stiff he is formal in manner and clothing 同義詞 aloof, reserved, remote, detached, unapproachable, ... 更多standoffish, keeping people at arm's length, stiff, prim, stuffy, staid, ceremonious, correct, proper, decorous, conventional, precise, exact, punctilious, unbending, inflexible, strait-laced, unresponsive, unfriendly, unsympathetic, haughty, forbidding, austere, withdrawn, restrained, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, unsocial, antisocial反義詞 informal, casual
   • ▪ of or denoting a style of writing or public speaking characterized by more elaborate grammatical structures and more conservative and technical vocabulary. 同義詞 literary, scholarly, learned, intellectual, erudite, ... 更多bookish, highbrow, academic, cultivated反義詞 informal, colloquial
   • ▪ (especially of a house or garden) arranged in a regular, classical, and symmetrical manner.
   • 2. officially sanctioned or recognized a formal complaint 同義詞 official, legal, authorized, approved, validated, ... 更多certified, endorsed, documented, sanctioned, licensed, recognized, authoritative, accepted, verified, legitimate, lawful, valid, bona fide, proper, prescribed, pro forma反義詞 informal, unofficial
   • ▪ having a conventionally recognized form, structure, or set of rules he had little formal education 同義詞 symmetrical, regular, orderly, arranged, methodical, ... 更多systematic, in straight lines, regimented, conventional, mainstream, rigid, school, institutional反義詞 informal, informal
   • 3. of or concerned with outward form or appearance, especially as distinct from content or matter I don't know enough about art to appreciate the purely formal qualities
   • ▪ having the form or appearance without the spirit his sacrifice will be more formal than real
   • ▪ relating to linguistic or logical form as opposed to function or meaning.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. North American an evening gown cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals
   • ▪ North American an occasion on which evening dress is worn the college will be hosting their annual formal on February 6

   semi-formal

   • adj.
     combining formal and informal elements: in the semi-formal atmosphere irritations can be aired
   • n.
     a social event at which semi-formal clothing is expected: it had organized its own spring semi-formal at a nearby hotel

   Oxford Dictionary

   formal logic

   • n.
     logic based on argument involving deductively necessary relationships and including the use of ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   formal cause

   • n.
     (in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   formal garden

   • n.
     a garden laid out in a conventional and ordered design: the Georgian house is surrounded by formal gardens a formal garden with an ornamental pool and wooded walks

   Oxford Dictionary

   non-formal

   • adj.
     having a relaxed or informal style or nature: a non-formal friendly atmosphere non-formal systems of education

   Oxford Dictionary

   formal cause

   • n.
     (in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something.

   Oxford Dictionary

   formal dress

   • n.
     clothing suitable for an official or important occasion: two groups of men in full formal dress

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   formal

   • IPA[ˈfɔːml]

   英式

   • adj.
     done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or ... a formal dinner party
   • n.
     an evening dress: cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals

   Oxford Dictionary