conformity

Konformität, Anpassung

Anderen Menschen einer Gruppe in Aussehen, Denken oder Verhalten gleichen.

In einfachem Englisch: Being like other people in a group in how you look, think, or behave.

• The school encouraged conformity.
• Her unusual clothes challenged the group’s conformity.
• Peer pressure can produce conformity among teenagers.

Synonyme: uniformity

Gegenteile: individuality

Häufige Wendungen: social conformity, pressure for conformity, group conformity

Übereinstimmung, Regelkonformität

Das Befolgen von Regeln oder Erfüllen der erwarteten Standards.

In einfachem Englisch: Following the rules or meeting the standards that are expected.

• The inspector checked conformity with the rules.
• All products must show conformity to safety standards.
• The changes were made in conformity with local regulations.

So benutzt man es: conformity with something (We checked conformity with the safety rules.); conformity to something (The inspection confirmed conformity to national standards.)

Synonyme: compliance

Gegenteile: noncompliance

Häufige Wendungen: in conformity with, ensure conformity, conformity to standards