0 something that has to be done but has no real importance:
1 the quality of being suitable for serious or official occasions:
2 something done because it follows the usual or accepted way of doing things, although it may not be important:
3 something official that must be done before something else can happen or be done:
4 something that must be done but that is unlikely to affect an agreement that has already been made:
5 formal writing, behaviour, etc. that is suitable in important or official situations:
The episode involves a transition from battle to truce, from unleashed instincts to ceremonious formalities, and has an uneasy and ambivalent quality.
The physicists, whilst they endeavour to be rational, are apt to consider the formalities of logic to be arid and deserving of the prefix" chop".
Polite formalities were thus given too much emphasis ; to make matters worse, these formalities implied a despicable notion of injury.
When few formalities are cut out of the process, the budgeting process altogether is shortened.
People whose normal meetings were hedged about with formalities could come to know each other a little better.
There are occasional - very occasional - inspections that focus more on formalities than substance.
The tribunals were intended to provide a way for rural residents to settle disputes without legal formalities.
Charters give few details about the formalities of the transaction.
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行動, 禮節, 俗套…
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行动, 礼节, 俗套…
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trámite, lo ceremonioso, formalidad [feminine]…
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formalidade…
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正規の手続き, 儀礼(的行為)…
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merasim, usül, formalite…
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formalité [feminine], solennité [feminine], formalité…
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tràmit, formalitat…
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