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1816 formality

今天我们要学的词是formality. Formality 是礼节，形式的意思。英国议会通过了让同性婚姻合法化的法案，并得到女王的御准。The queen's approval was just a formality. 女王的御准只不过是一种仪式。A restrictive abortion¹ bill passed the Texas Senate and headed to Gov. Rick Perry's desk for his signature, which is a mere² formality. 美国得克萨斯州一份严格限制人工流产的议案已经通过州参议院，接下来需要州长佩里签字生效，州长的签字其实只是走走必要的法律形式而已。好的，今天我们学习的词是 formality, formality, formality...

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。