n.程序；手续；步骤
These procedures are highly irregular. 这些程序是很不合乎规则的。
What's the procedure for opening a savings account? 开一个储蓄帐户有什么手续?
procedure前有修饰语时一般不加定冠词the，例：legal procedure,parliamentary procedure,laboratory procedure；
procedure单复数都可用，例：democratic procedure，democratic procedures。
