Diplomatic relations were formally restored.是什么意思？

Diplomatic relations were formally restored.

外交关系正式恢复了。

diplomatic

adj. 外交上的，外交人员的，有手腕的，策略的；

例句
The President has played a shrewd diplomatic game because from the outset he called for direct talks with the United States...
总统玩了一场高明的外交游戏，因为从一开始他就要求和美国直接对话。

relations

n. 彼此间的看法，两者的关系，关系( relation的名词复数 )，亲戚（关系），亲属（关系），（事物之间的）关系；

例句
Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.
他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

formally

adv. 正式地，正规地，拘泥形式地，形式上；

例句
Two years ago, Congress formally apologized for the internment...
两年前，国会就此拘留事件正式道歉。

restored

v. 归还( restore的过去式和过去分词 )，交还，使恢复，修复；

例句
Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday...
昨天，3万户家庭逐渐恢复了供电。