formal /'fɒ:mәl/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
• (adj.) characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
• (adj.) (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

Chinese translation

• a. 正式的, 形式的, 礼仪的, 拘于礼节的, 拘谨的
• n. 正式的社交活动

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'fɒ:mәl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.45 · Rare

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