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
Yes.
是的。
We used to have a lot of fun when we were that age.
当我们是变老时,我们过去常有很多趣事。
and the railway of the future may well be the 'hovertrain',