informality

英

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly. I should never mistake informality for insolence.
  （用来指举止无礼的小孩）没有礼貌、任性。我决不会把不拘礼节错认为蛮横无礼。