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formal

英/fˈɔːməl/
美/ˈfɔɹməɫ/
01adj.

正式的, 形式的, 礼仪的, 拘于礼节的, 拘谨的

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

02n.

正式的社交活动