for·mal·ism /ˈfɔrməˌlɪzəm/
拘泥形式,形式主義,虛禮
formalism
規型論
formalism
形式論
Form·al·ism n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.
Official formalism. --Sir H. Rawlinson.
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formalism
n 1: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is
what should be represented [ant: imitation]
2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical
or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its
symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form
that has useful applications
3: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or
external forms