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seriousness

/seer-ee-uhs-nis/US // ˈsɪər i əs nɪs //

严肃性,严重性,认真,严肃

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : earnest or sincere character or attitude:The proposal was talked about, but I can't say with how much seriousness it was discussed.
    • : solemn or somber character or attitude:Is that why your face is so grim—you're fighting to maintain seriousness and not laugh at the speaker’s name?
    • : the quality of showing or requiring deep thought or concentration:The two chefs approach their gourmet cuisine with the pensive seriousness others might bring to a difficult math problem.
    • : the quality of being important or weighty, or of giving cause for concern:We need educational tools that convey the seriousness of copyright infringement, as well as its consequences and penalties.

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Examples

  • If nothing else, the sheer size of the “religious liberty” movement indicates its seriousness of purpose.

  • But “he was so shocked by the disorganization and lack of seriousness that he submitted his papers to retire.”

  • It takes the seriousness out of dating and makes casual sex easier to find.

  • Anyone who had any doubts about his seriousness soon lost them because it was clear that Peter was hardcore.

  • How from now on we were going to be seeing in Prince Harry nothing but a model of discretion, seriousness and best behaviour?

  • This demand was made with scornful seriousness; with a ruthless application to the feelings of a son.

  • No man opens his ware with greater seriousness, or challenges your judgment more in the operation.

  • Vincent Alsop died; a presbyterian clergyman, who attacked Dr. Sherlock with great wit and some seriousness.

  • Puffin was always well received at The Warren; he amused the squire by the seriousness of his arguments about trifling things.

  • His manner is somewhat nervous, a look of intense seriousness in his heavy-browed eyes.