formalism
n[U]
strict observance of external form, ceremony, technique, etc, often without concern for feeling or meaning, eg in art 形式主义
creativity reduced to an empty formalism 沦为空洞的形式主义的创造性.
🗣️ 情景例句
Wait till I tell my family about this!
我告诉我家人这件事的时候有的瞧了!
Don't drop that bottle on the floor.
别让那只瓶子掉到地上。
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals.