"formalities" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 手續
• 禮節

Definition

主要是為了遵守規定、習慣或禮貌而做的事情，尤其是官方的程序或手續。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、官方場合，像法律、政府、商業等。常指必需但可能沒有實質意義的程序、手續或禮貌行為。常見用語有“go through the formalities”、“social formalities”。單數‘formality’指某一具體行動。

Examples

All the formalities at the airport took a long time.

機場的所有**手續**花了很多時間。

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

開始工作之前，你必須完成一些**手續**。

The wedding was small with only a few formalities.

婚禮很簡單，只有一些**禮節**。

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

我們跳過**禮節**，直接談正事吧。

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

他很快和大家打了招呼，沒有在**禮節**上多花時間。

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

合同只是我們需要簽的幾項**手續**。