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

• Use informality to let people see your ability
  使用非正式让人们看到你的能力
• 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。
• The results prove beyond reasonable doubt that the pendulum has swung away from Slouchy informality towards correct usage.
  结果不容置疑，钟摆已经从散不拘礼，摆向了正确用语。
•   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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• A charming informality was one of the characteristics of this celebration.
  没有客套，是这个晚会的特点之一。