Translation guide
Describes acting with formal, ritualistic, or overly polite behavior, often in social or cultural contexts.
He greeted with a ceremonious attitude.
Verb meaning 'to be ceremonious' or 'to stand on ceremony'. Often implies excessive formality.
He is always ceremonious.
Means 'to take a stiff, formal attitude'. Emphasizes adherence to form over substance.
Let's talk casually without being ceremonious.
To describe someone who is excessively formal, making others uncomfortable or creating distance.
Adjective meaning 'stiff', 'formal', or 'ceremonious' in a negative sense. Describes an atmosphere or person.
I got tired of his ceremonious attitude.
Means 'standoffish' or 'treating someone like a stranger'. Implies being overly formal and distant.
Please don't be so ceremonious (with me).
To describe the act of conducting a formal ceremony or ritual.
Directly translating 'be ceremonious' as 儀式的である is unnatural. Use the phrases above depending on context.
改まった態度 is neutral formality, while 堅苦しい implies uncomfortable stiffness. Choose based on whether the formality is appropriate or excessive.
They solemnly performed the wedding ceremony.