[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
late Middle English: from Old French conformite or late Latin conformitas, from conformare 'to form, fashion' (see conform)