mindmap root((FORM)) format 1、 The shape, size, and general makeup of something.
2、 A general plan, arrangement, or choice of material.
🌱The new thesaurus would be published in three formats: as a hardcover book, a large paperback, and a CD-ROM. 🌳Format is a word that seems to gain more uses with every decade. Traditionally, people used the word simply to refer to the design of a book or newspaper page, but today that's only one of its many meanings. TV news shows seem to change their format, or general form, as often as their anchorpeople, and show types such as situation comedy and crime drama are often called formats. When a radio station gives up playing pop music to became a talk station, it's said to be switching formats. In the electronic age, format has also become widely used as a verb; thus, organizing electronic data for storage or other special uses is called formatting （or reformatting）. conform 1、 To be similar or identical; to be in agreement or harmony.
2、 To follow ordinary standards or customs.
🌱My family was too odd to really conform to the little town's ideas about proper behavior, but it didn't seem to bother our neighbors too much. 🌳Conform, with its prefix con-, "with" or "together," means basically "to adopt the form of those around you." Thus, employee behavior must usually conform with basic company policies. A certain philosophy may be said to conform with American values （even if we sometimes have a hard time agreeing on exactly what those are）. And a Maine Coon cat or a Dandie Dinmont terrier must conform to its breed requirements in order to be registered for breeding purposes. Being a conformist is usually a safe bet; being a nonconformist, who ignores society's standards and the whole idea of conformity, can be a bit dangerous but also sometimes more fun. formality 1、 An established custom or way of behaving that is required or standard.
2、 The following of conventional rules.
🌱The bride and groom wanted a small, intimate wedding without all the usual formalities. 🌳Formal behavior follows the proper forms or customs, and informal behavior feels free to ignore them. The formality of a dinner party is indicated by such formalities as invitations, required dress, and full table settings. Legal formalities, or technicalities, may turn out to be all-important even if they often seem minor. America requires fewer formalities than many other countries （in Germany, for example, you may know someone for years before using his or her first name）, but even in relaxed situations Americans may be observing invisible formalities. formative 1、 Giving or able to give form or shape; constructive.
2、 Having to do with important growth or development.
🌱She lived in Venezuela during her formative years and grew up speaking both Spanish and English. 🌳Whatever gives shape to something else may be called formative: for example, the Grand Canyon is a product of the formative power of water, and the automobile was a huge formative influence on the design of America's cities. But it usually applies to some kind of shaping that isn't physical. An ambitious plan, for example, goes through a formative stage of development. The formative years of the U.S. included experimentation with various forms of government. And the most important formative experiences in our own lives tend to take place in the first 20 years or so.