"formalities" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 手续
• 礼节

Definition

主要是为了遵守规定、习惯或礼貌而做的事情，尤其是官方的程序或手续。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式、官方场合，比如法律、政府、商务等。常指必要但可能没有实际意义的流程、手续或者礼节性行为。常见表达有“go through the formalities”、“social formalities”。单数形式‘formality’用来指某个具体行动。

Examples

All the formalities at the airport took a long time.

机场的所有**手续**花了很多时间。

Before starting the job, you must complete a few formalities.

开始工作前，你必须完成一些**手续**。

The wedding was small with only a few formalities.

婚礼很简单，只有一些**礼节**。

Let’s skip the formalities and get straight to business.

我们跳过**礼节**，直接谈正事吧。

He greeted everyone quickly, not bothering with too many formalities.

他很快和大家打了招呼，没有在**礼节**上多花时间。

The contract is just a set of formalities we need to sign.

合同只是我们需要签的几项**手续**。