[no obj.]comply with rules, standards, or laws 遵守;顺从;符合(规则,标准,法律) the kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations. 该厨房不符合卫生规定。 the changes were introduced to conform with international classifications. 推行这些变革是为了与国际分类方法接轨。 ■(of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards (人)(行为上)遵守社会接受的习俗(或规范) the pressure to conform. 遵守习俗的压力。 ■be similar in form or type; agree 相似;使一致 the countryside should conform to a certain idea of the picturesque. 乡村应该与某种自然美保持和谐一致。
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'make (something) like another thing'): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- 'together' + formare 'to form'