pro forma

英 [ˌprəʊ ˈfɔːmə]

美 [ˌproʊ ˈfɔːrmə]

adj.  按惯例的; 惯常的; 例行的; 预开的; 预先通知性的; 形式上的; 流于形式的; 摆样子的
n.  估价单，报价单

牛津词典

adj.

• 按惯例的；惯常的；例行的
  prepared in order to show the usual way of doing sth or to provide a standard method
  1. a pro forma letter
     例行的信函
  2. pro forma instructions
     常规指示
• 预开的；预先通知性的；形式上的
  sent in advance
  1. a pro forma invoice (= a document that gives details of the goods being sent to a customer)
     形式发票
• 流于形式的；摆样子的
  done because it is part of the usual way of doing sth, although it has no real meaning
  1. a pro forma debate
     流于形式的辩论

柯林斯词典

• 预计的；预期的
  In banking, a company'spro formabalance or earnings are their expected balance or earnings.

英英释义

adj

• as a formality only
  1. a one-candidate pro forma election
  Synonym:perfunctory

adv

• in a set manner without serious attention
  1. they answered my letter pro forma
  2. he kissed her cheek perfunctorily
  Synonym:perfunctorilyas a formality

双语例句

• It was merely a pro forma meeting; the real business had already been discussed.
  这只是形式上的会议，真正的议题早已讨论过了。
• For those who wish to sit for the MBA people, the pro forma allowed to choose a suitable training course.
  对于有志于报考MBA的人来说，在备考阶段可以选择一所适合自己的培训班。
• Pro forma financial information originated in developed capital markets abroad, mainly used for a major listed company reorganization of assets for investors to make decisions.
  模拟财务信息起源于国外发达资本市场，主要用于上市公司发生重大资产重组时向广大投资者提供决策相关的信息。
• The attached pro forma will be used as the tool to determine the level of accreditation.
  附后的文件可以作为决定认证级别的标准。
• In the case of installment deliveries, the invoice may be a pro forma invoice in respect of each installment except the final installment.
  货物如分批发运，除末批外，每批发运的发票可以是形式发票。
• Great! Let's send the pro forma off today.
  太好了！让我们今天就把形式发票寄出去。
• Where projections and internally generated pro forma figures are used, then investors must question the robustness of these projections.
  如果使用的是预测和内部估算数字，那么投资者必须质疑这些预测的可靠性。
• The purchase price equates to a multiple of 11.3 times pro forma 2006 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
  此次收购价相当于2006年预期利息、税项、折旧及摊销前收益的11.3倍。
• Many employers have a pro forma user agreement that pops up when employees connect to an email or network server via a personal device, he added.
  他补充说，许多雇主都有一个形式上的用户协议，该协议会在员工通过个人设备连接到电子邮件或网络服务器时弹出。
• This is the pro forma invoice.
  这是临时请款单。