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

• Informality, whatever its root, does not excuse grammatical errors, and these can damage your e-mail.
  不管非正式如何发展而来，这都不意味着允许犯语法错误&这些错误会毁了你的电邮。
• I should never mistake informality for insolence.
  我决不会把不拘礼节错认为蛮横无礼。
• 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。
• You need to strike a balance between traditional formality and e-mail informality.
  你需要在传统意义上的正式和电邮的非正式中找到平衡。
•   this means informality, openness and a lack of hierarchy in our business attire. In keeping with a solutions organisation, it is outcome-based.
  这意味着我们在上班时间穿着的服装需体现非正式性、开放性和无等级性。为了符合解决方案提供者的身份，工作着装要基于结果。
• Encourage informality and a relaxed company climate.
  在公司里，提倡非正式，轻松的气氛。
• 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。
• It was the informality and the ease of getting things done that surprised me, Mr Yates says.
  耶茨表示：令我吃惊的是该公司的不正规性和做事的灵活性。
• A private British college is starting compulsory etiquette classes for13-to14-year-olds to sharpen up their comportment in a world of ill-mannered informality, it was reported on Wednesday.
  据星期三的报道，英国一所私立大学对13到14岁的学生开设了礼仪必修课，以此在这个充满无礼的非正式行为的世界里改善他们的行为举止。
• 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。