seriousness

英 [ˈsɪəriəsnəs]

美 [ˈsɪriəsnəs]

n.  严重; 认真; 严肃

BNC.7640 / COCA.8366

习惯用语

n.

in all seriousness
• 非常严肃地；认认真真地；说实在的
  very seriously; not as a joke

牛津词典

noun

• 严重；认真；严肃
  the state of being serious
  1. He spoke with a seriousness that was unusual in him.
     他说话时神情少有地认真。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严重的;危急的;令人担忧的
  Seriousproblems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid.
  1. Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...
     犯罪猖獗是俄罗斯社会面临的一个日益严重的问题。
  2. The government still face very serious difficulties...
     政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。
  3. Doctors said his condition was serious but stable.
     医生说他的病情很严重，但还算稳定。
• ADJ-GRADED 重要的;需要认真考虑的;严肃的
  Seriousmatters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration.
  1. I regard this as a serious matter...
     我认为这件事很重要。
  2. Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
     小伙子，别笑，这很严肃。
  3. ...the serious business of running the country.
     治国的大事
• ADJ-GRADED 认真的;郑重的;严肃的
  When important matters are dealt with in aseriousway, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration.
  1. My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way...
     我父母从未认真地正视过我的吸毒问题。
  2. It was a question which deserved serious consideration.
     这是一个值得认真考虑的问题。
  3. ...serious discussions.
     严肃的讨论
• ADJ (音乐、文学作品)严肃的，非供消遣(或娱乐)的
  Seriousmusic or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it.
  1. ...serious classical music...
     严肃的古典音乐
  2. There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.
     为一部大片写影评时，没必要像为一部严肃小说写书评那样认真谨慎。
• ADJ-GRADED 认真的;当真的;真心的;郑重其事的
  If someone isserious aboutsomething, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do.
  1. You really are serious about this, aren't you?...
     你这话的确是发自内心的，是不是？
  2. I hope you're not serious.
     我希望你不是认真的。
• ADJ-GRADED (人)若有所思的，庄重的，严肃的
  Seriouspeople are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often.
  1. He's quite a serious person...
     他是一个非常一本正经的人。
  2. She looked at me with big, serious eyes.
     她睁大眼睛若有所思地看着我。
• ADJ (钱等)数目巨大的，大量的
  Seriousmoney is a very large amount of money.
  1. He started earning serious money only in the sixties.
     他在 60 年代才开始挣大钱。

双语例句

• 'This is not good,' he said with great seriousness.
  他特别严肃地说：“这可不好。”
• The seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent.
  缺水的严重性就更为明显了。
• Mr Reid stressed the seriousness of the incident.
  里德强调了这起事件的严重性。
• I did not fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
  我没有充分认识到形势的严重性。
• I did not realized the dimensions of the problem. of greater seriousness or danger.
  我未曾意识到问题的严重程度.严重程度或危险性上较大的。
• First, we agreed on the urgency and seriousness of the threat.
  首先，我们就这一威胁的紧迫性和严峻性达成了共识。
• In all seriousness, I'm prepared to resign.
  说实在的，我做好了辞职的准备。
• In view of the seriousness of the matter, I'll speak from a written text.
  为郑重其事，我按稿子来谈。
• The seriousness of the situation has been greatly exaggerated in the press.
  形势的严重性让媒体夸大了。
• Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness.
  她的声音里充满着一种不寻常的严肃语气。