formality
/fɔːrˈmælɪti/ 名词 C1中文： 礼节、例行公事、正式手续
- The state of being formal.
- Something said or done as a matter of form.
- A customary ritual without substance, real consequence, or unique meaning. · The examination for priesthood is no mere formality, so we have to study well.
- A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
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But Danglars had not reckoned upon the formalities of the police and the idleness of the posting-master.
Bingley had never met with pleasanter people or prettier girls in his life; everybody had been most kind and attentive to him; there had been no formality, no stiffness; he had soon felt acquainted with all the room; and as to Miss Bennet, he could not conceive an angel more beautiful.
They were then, with no other delay than his pointing out the neatness of the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a second time, with ostentatious formality, to his humble abode, and punctually repeated all his wife’s offers of refreshment.
It was a breach of etiquette, of course, but oftentimes wage-earning girls waived formalities in matters of this kind.
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