the rigid observance of rules of convention or etiquette
拘泥形式,遵守礼节
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the formality of life in an English public school. 英国公学(私立寄宿学校)的拘谨生活。
stiffness of behaviour or style
(行为,风格)拘谨,僵硬
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with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands. 兄弟俩握了手,其拘谨状令人困惑不解。
[count noun](一般作
礼节;正式手续;俗套
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legal formalities. 法律手续。
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免不了的俗套,必走的形式
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promotion looks a formality. 晋升手续看上去是必须履行的。
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘accordance with legal rules or conventions’): from French