an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"構成または談話の要素の配置形態
例:The essay was in the form of a dialogue. そのエッセーは対話形式であった。
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"共通の特徴や質で区別されるものの範疇類型
例:sculpture is a form of art 彫刻は芸術の一形態だ
a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"性格や感情などを表す特定の方法表し方
例:his resentment took the form of extreme hostility 彼の怒りは強烈な敵意という形で現れた
create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"(実体として)作成する設立
例:social groups form everywhere 社会的グループは、至る所でできる
a life-size dummy used to display clothes服を展示するのに用いる等身大の人形マネキン人形