[, ]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