复数： formalities

Some of this is a matter of mere formality .

不少只是流于形式。

But don 't assume that formality is always the right answer .

但是，不要以为拘谨的称呼总是对的。

Merger filings in china could be merely a formality ; or they could trigger significant delays of up to six months before approval is granted or refused .

在中国，并购申请有可能只是一种形式，也有可能会在申请获得批准或遭到拒绝前造成长达6个月之久的拖延。

Marriage certificates are an unnecessary and potentially expensive formality just to share health insurance .

仅仅为了共享健康保险而办理的结婚证书是不必要的、花费不菲的形式。

The prime minister felt that he had to put his government to the test after he was humiliatingly defeated on what should have been a formality : the approval of the 2010 public accounts .

在对2010年公共预算案，这一本应是走过场形式的提案遭到耻辱性的否决后，总理觉得他必须要让他的政府经受一次考验。