formalism
n[U]
strict observance of external form, ceremony, technique, etc, often without concern for feeling or meaning, eg in art 形式主义
creativity reduced to an empty formalism 沦为空洞的形式主义的创造性.
🗣️ 情景例句
The only-child generation brings about many new social problems.
独生子女一代带来了许多新的社会问题。
Say, do you smell something burning in the kitchen?