to stand on ceremony的意思|示意

Now that you're elected, are you going to fulfill your campaign promises or will you just stand on ceremony?

既然你已经当选了，你会履行你的竞选承诺，还是只是做表面文章而已？

As we are old friends, it is totally unnecessary to stand on ceremony.

都是老朋友，大可不必如此客气。

He's my best friend, so there's no need to stand on ceremony.

他是我最好的朋友，所以没有必要拘泥于礼节。

Therefore I advise you to stand on ceremony before anyone else and to take pains not to do anything against etiquette lest you give offences or make enemies.

因此我劝你对究礼仪，并且尽力不做违背礼仪的事，以免冒犯他人或者树敌。

But this was no time to stand on ceremony.

但是现在不是讲客气的时候。

Therefore, I advise you to stand on ceremony before anyone else and take pains not to do anything against etiquette lest you give offences or make enemies.

寄语读者，切记谦恭待人，殚精竭虑，勿违礼仪，以免出言冒犯，招致仇敌。