created sense approved 形式主义/形式主義 · xíngshìzhǔyì · formalism (bureaucratic) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
形式主义 / 形式主義
xíngshìzhǔyì
formalism (bureaucratic)
An approach that prioritizes outward appearance, procedure, or form while ignoring the actual content, substance, or spirit; going through the motions.
形式 (literal) → 形式 · xíngshì · form 主义 (literal) → 主义/主義 · zhǔyì · -ism; doctrine
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created sense approved 形式主义/形式主義 · xíngshìzhǔyì · formalism (art and literature) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
形式主义 / 形式主義
xíngshìzhǔyì
formalism (art and literature)
A movement in art and literature, prominent in the 19th and 20th centuries, that focuses on stylistic elements and abstract forms rather than social or realistic content.
形式 (literal) → 形式 · xíngshì · form 主义 (literal) → 主义/主義 · zhǔyì · -ism; doctrine
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition