释义 |
for·mal·ist I. \-_lə̇st\ noun (-s) Etymology: formal (I) + -ist 1. : a person who adopts as a matter of form the current opinions and modes of action : timeserver 2. a. : one overattentive to forms or too much confined to them b. : one given to formalism : a formal person; often : an advocate or proponent of a theory of formalism 3. : one that gives form : a form-giving power or element < the sun and moon, the great formalists in the sky — R.W.Emerson > II. adjective : of or relating to formalists : formalistic |