[, ]the action of establishing or developing sth; sth that is established or developed 形成；构成；组成；成立◆She has been in charge of the firm since its formation in 1998. 自 1998 年公司成立以来，她一直都是负责人。◆the formation of corporate strategy 企业策略的形成◆The country has a high rate of new business formation(s). 这个国家成立新企业的比率很高。capital formation