英 [fɔˈmælətis] 美 [fɔːrˈmælətiz]
n. 手续；礼节（formality 的复数）；拘谨
formality /fɔːˈmælɪtɪ/ CET6 TEM4
可数名词 If you say that an action or procedure is just a formality, you mean that it is done only because it is normally done, and that it will not have any real effect on the situation. 走形式
Some contracts are a mere formality.
有些合同纯属走形式。
可数名词 Formalities are formal actions or procedures that are carried out as part of a particular activity or event. 正规程序
They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
他们在短短的几分钟内就很快走完了移民与海关手续。
→see alsoformal
a requirement of etiquette or custom
同义词： formality
手续
... FormalitiesforEnteringPort船舶进港手续 formalities正式手续 formality正式 ...
... formalities：形式，手段，伎俩 perfidy：背信弃义，背叛 scrupulous：严格认真的 ...
手续；礼节（formality的复数）；拘谨
Certain formalities have to be gone through before you can emigrate.
必须办理一定的手续方能移居他国。
They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
他们在短短的几分钟内就很快走完了移民与海关手续。
Trivial formalities have been done away with.
繁琐礼节都取消了。
He will have to sort out quarantine and licensing formalities with both Australian and Chinese authorities before he can begin exporting toads.
VOA : standard.2010.02.07
Regimes or constitutions you might say are forms or formalities that determine how power is shared and distributed among citizens.
政体或宪法是一堆形式或形态,那决定了权力如何,共享与分配给其公民。
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But nevertheless Aristotle gives extraordinary importance and attention to the forms or formalities that make up a regime.
但亚里士多德确实特别强调,形式或形态,在构建政体上的重要性。
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But a good half of each twenty-second increment was typically taken up with preliminaries and formalities.
The commission and hearings were merely formalities to give the pretense of transparency and due process.
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Puyol was sent off and the Arsenal skipper completed the formalities from the spot.