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1. Oxford Dictionary

   formal

   • IPA[ˈfɔːml]

   英式

   • adj.
     done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important occasion；(of a person or their manner) strictly conventional
   • n.
     an evening dress；an occasion on which evening dress is worn
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important 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) strictly conventional he is formal in manner and clothing 同義詞 aloof, reserved, remote, detached, unapproachable, ... 更多stand-offish, 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unbending, inflexible, strait-laced, unresponsive, unfriendly, unsympathetic, haughty, forbidding, austere, withdrawn, restrained, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, unsocial, antisocial反義詞 informal, casual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
   • 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 as distinct from content I don't know enough about art to appreciate the purely formal qualities
   • ▪ having the form or appearance without the spirit the committee stage would be purely formal
   • ▪ relating to linguistic or logical form as opposed to function or meaning.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. North American an evening dress 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