informality

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n.  非正式；不具备合法形式；不符合法定形式

BNC.19552 / COCA.24089

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (言辞或行为)非正式的，亲切随便的
  Informalspeech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official.
  1. She is refreshingly informal...
     她不拘礼节,让人耳目一新。
  2. His friend was less good-looking, but a lot more informal and relaxed.
     他的朋友没那么英俊,却随意、放松得多。
• ADJ-GRADED (场合等)非正式的,随意的
  Aninformalsituation is one which is relaxed and friendly and not very serious or official.
  1. I would like it to be an informal occasion...
     我希望把它办得不那么正式。
  2. The house has an informal atmosphere.
     房间里有一种轻松随意的氛围。
• ADJ-GRADED (衣服)非正式场合穿的,休闲的
  Informalclothes are casual and suitable for wearing when you are relaxing, but not on formal occasions.
  1. Most of the time Jenny needs informal clothes...
     大部分时间珍妮需要休闲服装。
  2. For lunch, dress is informal.
     吃午饭时可以穿休闲服。
• ADJ 非正式的;非正规的
  You useinformalto describe something that is done unofficially or casually without planning.
  1. The two leaders will retire to Camp David for informal discussions.
     两位领导人将到戴维营进行非正式讨论。
  2. ...an informal meeting of EU ministers...
     欧盟部长非正式会议
  3. We had an informal party at a hotel, and people just flooded in.
     我们在宾馆举行了一个非正式的晚会,人们蜂拥而至。

英英释义

noun

• freedom from constraint or embarrassment
  1. I am never at ease with strangers
  Synonym:ease
• a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously

双语例句

• In all languages there are different levels of formality and informality in talking to other people.
  所有的语言，在与别人谈话时有正式与非正式的不同层次。
• Beside the difference between speech and writing there is a difference between formality and informality.
  除了有口语体与书面语体的区别外，还有正式和非正式语气的区别。
• Each room is meticulously designed to be individual and romantic with an atmosphere of relaxed informality.
  每间客房都经过了精心设计，在一种轻松的氛围中彰显个性与浪漫。
• Characterized by careless ease or informality; casual.
  漫不经心的以漫不经心或随便态度为特点的；漠不关心的。
• Our country's psychological counseling has been in the situation of informality and non-career for a period of years.
  我国的心理咨询长期以来一直处于非正规化和非职业化的尴尬境地。
• Use informality to let people see your ability
  使用非正式让人们看到你的能力
• "All right, I'm Peter." He supposed the informality was all right.
  好吧，我叫彼得。他认为这样不拘礼节的称呼也没有什么关系。
• His informality extends to signing himself off in e-mails with the avuncular nickname '' patchy ''.
  他非正式的风格延伸到自己在电邮中的署名，一个伯父似的绰号：“帕奇”（patchy）。
• For better or worse, the Internet breeds a nasty habit of informality.
  暂不论其好坏，网络滋生了“非正式”交流的恶习。
• The evolution of each individual's concept of the perfect garden mirrors the changing emphases on formality versus informality, utility and aesthetics in gardens across the centuries.
  每个个体关于完美园林的观念的进化反映出跨越几个世纪在园林中，正式与非正式、效用和美学相对的重点转换。