名詞 formula:

1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   同義詞：expression
2. directions for making something
   同義詞：recipe
3. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
4. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
   同義詞：chemical formula
5. something regarded as a normative example
   同義詞：convention, normal, pattern, rule
6. a liquid food for infants
7. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
   同義詞：rule

1. They are working on the perfection of their new paint formula.
   他們正在努力研制盡善盡美的新顏料配方。
2. It's the formula for converting gallons into liters.
   這是加侖與升的換算公式。
3. What is the formula for water?
   水的分子式是什么？

for.mu.la

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 for.mu.las 或 for.mu.lae [-lô.]

An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.
慣用法：用于典禮、儀式或禮節(jié)的慣用語或標(biāo)志
An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.
客套話：常用信條的陳述或信仰的自白；陳腐的語句
A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach:
準(zhǔn)則，方案：依據(jù)慣用的、無爭議的模式或方法而采取的對某些事情的做法或處理方式：
例句：
a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.
只沿用舊方案的新系列幽默劇

Chemistry
【化學(xué)】
A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.
分子式：表示化學(xué)物質(zhì)成分或組成方式的符號(hào)表達(dá)式
The compound so represented.
分子：分子式所表示的化合物

A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.
配方，處方：按一定比例將各種成分配制成藥劑的方法；處方
A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.
嬰兒食品：用來哺育嬰兒的液體食物，含有人奶中的大部分營養(yǎng)物
Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 公式，程式：表示普遍事實(shí)、規(guī)律、法則或其它邏輯聯(lián)系的陳述，尤為一等式
Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.
Formula 【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 訓(xùn)練課程：一套規(guī)程，包括發(fā)排機(jī)排量、燃料容量和重量，決定著賽車的級別

來源：
Latin fôrmula [diminutive of] fôrma [form]
拉丁語 fôrmula [] fôrma的小后綴 [形式]

【引伸】
for.mula.ic
for.mula.ically
adv.（副詞）