conformity

conformity
noun
  1. [mass noun]compliance with standards, rules, or laws
    (对标准、规则、法律的)遵守,遵奉;顺从
    conformity to regulations.
    遵守规定。
    the goods were in conformity with the contract.
    货物与合同中所述相符。
    ■behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards
    符合社会接受的习俗(或规范)的行为
    loyalty to one's party need not imply unquestioning conformity.
    对党的忠诚并不一定意味着绝对的服从。
    ■(Brit. chiefly historical)compliance with the practices of the Church of England
    (英, 主 史)遵奉英国国教惯例;信奉英国国教
    ■similarity in form or type; agreement in character:
    相似;一致
    these changes are intended to ensure conformity between all schemes.
    这些改变旨在确保所有的方案保持一致。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French conformite or late Latin conformitas, from conformare 'to form, fashion' (see conform)
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