formalism

formalism
noun
  1. [mass noun]excessive adherence to prescribed forms
    形式主义
    academic dryness and formalism.
    学院式的枯燥和形式主义。
    ■the use of forms of worship without regard to inner significance
    形式主义崇拜
    ■the basing of ethics on the form of the moral law without regard to intention or consequences
    形式主义道德
    ■concern or excessive concern with form and technique rather than content in artistic creation
    形式主义艺术
    ■(in the theatre) a symbolic and stylized manner of production
    (戏剧用语)形式主义演出风格
    ■the treatment of mathematics as a manipulation of meaningless symbols
    形式论
  2. [count noun]a description of something in formal mathematical or logical terms
    形式体系
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formalist
noun
formalistic
adjective
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