pro forma
adjective /ˌprəʊ ˈfɔːmə/
/ˌprəʊ ˈfɔːrmə/
(from Latin) [usually before noun]- (especially of a document
) prepared in order to show the usual way of doing something or to provide a standard method尤指文件 按惯例的;惯常的;例行的 - a pro forma letter
格式信件 - pro forma instructions
常规指示
- a pro forma letter
- (of a document
) sent in advance文件 预开的;预先通知性的;形式上的 - a pro forma invoice (= a document that gives details of the goods being sent to a customer)
形式发票
- a pro forma invoice (= a document that gives details of the goods being sent to a customer)
- done because it is part of the usual way of doing something, although it has no real meaning
流于形式的;摆样子的 - a pro forma debate
流于形式的辩论
- a pro forma debate
词源early 16th cent.: from Latin.