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

• 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。
• At the same time, he notes, email "has the feel of informality – we just fire something off", even though we probably ought to treat it with the same care as a written letter.
  同时，他认为电子邮件“有一种不正式的感觉，我们只是把东西发出去”，尽管我们理应严肃地对待它，像手写的邮件一样。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Other qualities which help to define conversation include the equal distribution of speaker rights; mutual respect among speakers; spontaneity and informality; and a non-businesslike ambience.
  其它有助于明确定义会话的特征包括：说话人之间的相互尊重；自然随意性和非正式性；非商务式的环境。
• Their informality and originality resonates with early adopters and opinion formers.
  其非正式性和原创性，会得到新事物的接纳者和意见塑造者的认可。
• 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。
• 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。