An approach that prioritizes outward appearance, procedure, or form while ignoring the actual content, substance, or spirit; going through the motions.

To become a mere formality; to result in something that only exists on the surface without having any real substance or effect.

the act or process of making something formal or expressing it in a formal system

A branch of logic that studies the forms of thought, such as concepts, judgments, and reasoning, and the laws of thought like the law of identity and the law of contradiction.

To do something as a mere formality without care for the actual results or practical effect.

canonical form; standard format

the distinct political, economic, cultural, or lifestyle forms and expressions of a specific ethnic group or nation

The international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly regarding the rights of women

the modern or contemporary form of something

(math.) first fundamental form

written form; in writing; black and white

to emphasize outward appearance or style at the expense of actual content

The way a commodity's value is expressed through another commodity in a trade, also known as [[交换价值|交換價值|jiao1 huan4 jia4 zhi2]].

The plural form of a countable noun.

a sham marriage, often entered into by gay or lesbian people to satisfy social or family expectations while living separate lives

The aesthetic beauty of an object's external appearance or formal structure, as opposed to its internal content or spirit.