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单词 formulaic
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Definition of formulaic in English:

formulaic

adjective ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪɪkˌfɔrmjəˈleɪɪk
  • 1Constituting or containing a set form of words.

    formulaic expressions such as ‘Once upon a time’
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Upon meeting, formulaic greetings must be exchanged before a discussion can ensue.
    • As a result, Homer often needs four different formulaic phrases for each hero in order to fill each of the pauses indicated above.
    • Language on such ceremonial occasions is supposed to be formulaic.
    • Chinese has an additive oral style, comprised of expressions of formulaic styling.
    • The stanza is written like the formulaic examples of wit and allusion in old-fashioned riddle books.
    • Because inscriptions tend to be formulaic, deviations from the standard pattern are likely meaningful.
    • Such a user might find it efficient to be able to refer to formulaic phrases by code or abbreviation without even viewing the display.
    • Formulaic expressions are formulaic, precisely because of their fixed form.
    • But the narrative remains strange and poetic enough for it never to appear formulaic or didactic.
    • Similarly, the later ones become more elaborate in style, while the early poems were written in a simple, formulaic style of great dramatic force.
    Synonyms
    stock, standard, routine, rehearsed, well worn, unspontaneous, unoriginal, derivative, conventional, stale, hackneyed, stereotyped, overused
    1. 1.1 Produced in accordance with a mechanically followed rule or style.
      formulaic, disposable pop
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The stern and formulaic rules of American news reporting make scepticism difficult to express.
      • The movie is occasionally trite, often formulaic, and frequently familiar.
      • A formulaic approach to application of the rule would be mistaken.
      • You don't want it to become formulaic, and you don't want it to become predictable in any way.
      • The character traits, situations, and dialogue feel formulaic and worn out from overuse.
      • Individually and together, they are making a stand against formulaic entertainment.
      • And then you realise that it's formulaic, predictable - and still almost to the point of perfection.
      • A formulaic plot, predictable storyline, and a slow beginning hurt what in some places is a nice suspense thriller.
      • And we want to make this worse by further entrenching the formulaic standards of education?
      • Within its formulaic structure, the plot follows the dots.
      • Then again it was the age of the horribly trite, formulaic action movie, so it was largely a sign of the times.
      • The whole thing must be so formulaic, so routine, it's probably hard to even pretend to be enjoying it after a while.
      • A formulaic, unimaginative plot is firmly in place in which every perspective twist can be predicted well in advance.
      • Everything else in the novel slavishly follows a simple formulaic adventure plot.
      • Set in the inner city of 1960's Cleveland, the script follows a formulaic plot.
      • To summarise is to condemn it as trite and formulaic.
      • Most obviously, the script is trite and formulaic, attempting to deal with one main hot internet issue within each episode.
      Synonyms
      run-of-the-mill, prosaic, pedestrian, commonplace, unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unadventurous, unremarkable, unexceptional

Derivatives

  • formulaically

  • adverb
    • I am baffled by the difference between the formulaically charismatic man I met in public, outside of the house and the uninterested, pathetic and almost sinister figure before me.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The grammar of the Tamil film song is almost formulaically strict.
      • The songs are just so tentative and directionless, and the whole electro-acoustic thing so formulaically and routinely applied, that she seems like a mere pawn at the mercy of her collaborators and record company.
      • She dressed in her sterile-looking laboratory gown, formulaically announcing her rank as leading scientist in IHIS.
      • And finally, formulaically, she invokes that neighborly, over-the-fence standard ‘common sense’ to pit us against those wacky liberal intellectuals.

Rhymes

alcaic, algebraic, Aramaic, archaic, choleraic, Cyrenaic, deltaic, Hebraic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Pharisaic, prosaic, Ptolemaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, trochaic
 
 

Definition of formulaic in US English:

formulaic

adjectiveˌfɔrmjəˈleɪɪkˌfôrmyəˈlāik
  • 1Constituting or containing a verbal formula or set form of words.

    a formulaic greeting
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Formulaic expressions are formulaic, precisely because of their fixed form.
    • As a result, Homer often needs four different formulaic phrases for each hero in order to fill each of the pauses indicated above.
    • Such a user might find it efficient to be able to refer to formulaic phrases by code or abbreviation without even viewing the display.
    • Language on such ceremonial occasions is supposed to be formulaic.
    • The stanza is written like the formulaic examples of wit and allusion in old-fashioned riddle books.
    • Similarly, the later ones become more elaborate in style, while the early poems were written in a simple, formulaic style of great dramatic force.
    • Because inscriptions tend to be formulaic, deviations from the standard pattern are likely meaningful.
    • Upon meeting, formulaic greetings must be exchanged before a discussion can ensue.
    • Chinese has an additive oral style, comprised of expressions of formulaic styling.
    • But the narrative remains strange and poetic enough for it never to appear formulaic or didactic.
    Synonyms
    stock, standard, routine, rehearsed, well worn, unspontaneous, unoriginal, derivative, conventional, stale, hackneyed, stereotyped, overused
    1. 1.1 Produced in accordance with a slavishly followed rule or style; predictable.
      much romantic fiction is stylized, formulaic, and unrealistic
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Within its formulaic structure, the plot follows the dots.
      • The movie is occasionally trite, often formulaic, and frequently familiar.
      • And then you realise that it's formulaic, predictable - and still almost to the point of perfection.
      • The stern and formulaic rules of American news reporting make scepticism difficult to express.
      • You don't want it to become formulaic, and you don't want it to become predictable in any way.
      • A formulaic, unimaginative plot is firmly in place in which every perspective twist can be predicted well in advance.
      • Everything else in the novel slavishly follows a simple formulaic adventure plot.
      • Set in the inner city of 1960's Cleveland, the script follows a formulaic plot.
      • A formulaic plot, predictable storyline, and a slow beginning hurt what in some places is a nice suspense thriller.
      • A formulaic approach to application of the rule would be mistaken.
      • And we want to make this worse by further entrenching the formulaic standards of education?
      • Then again it was the age of the horribly trite, formulaic action movie, so it was largely a sign of the times.
      • To summarise is to condemn it as trite and formulaic.
      • Individually and together, they are making a stand against formulaic entertainment.
      • Most obviously, the script is trite and formulaic, attempting to deal with one main hot internet issue within each episode.
      • The character traits, situations, and dialogue feel formulaic and worn out from overuse.
      • The whole thing must be so formulaic, so routine, it's probably hard to even pretend to be enjoying it after a while.
      Synonyms
      run-of-the-mill, prosaic, pedestrian, commonplace, unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unadventurous, unremarkable, unexceptional
 
 
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