informality

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美

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

• It is because of the lack of time that there has been informality.
  因为没有时间，我们只好不拘礼仪了。
• Mrs. Abe's blunt public statements reflect, in part, the surprising freedom and informality political families have in Japan, where American-style handlers and image-makers remain relatively rare.
  安倍昭惠的直率言论在一定程度上反映了日本的政治家族出人意料的自由度和随意性。在日本，美国式的推手和形象专家还相对少见。
• "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。
• In regard to searching new customers and selecting partners, there is a complementary relationship between formality and informality.
  而在香港企业寻找新的客户、选择适当的生产合作伙伴方面，正式和非正式制度之间存在互补性。
• 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。
• This technique led to informality of pose and a sense of presence that was remarkable.
  这一技术使被摄人物姿态变得随意，并带有突出的生动感。
• Use informality to let people see your ability
  使用非正式让人们看到你的能力
• This informality made the war a lot of fun for scarlett.
  这种不正常的状况使思嘉觉得战争还是相当有趣的。
• 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 spontaneity, informality and solitariness of e-mail make it more beguiling than lethal: E-mail tempts us to be ourselves.
  电邮的自发性、随意性和孤独性，使其更具消遣意味，而非致命的威胁感：电邮促使我们表现真实的自己。