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solemn

/sol-uhm/US // ˈsɒl əm //UK // (ˈsɒləm) //

庄重,庄严,庄严的,庄重的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
    • : gravely or somberly impressive; causing serious thoughts or a grave mood: solemn music.
    • : serious or earnest: solemn assurances.
    • : characterized by dignified or serious formality, as proceedings; of a formal or ceremonious character: a solemn occasion.
    • : made in due legal or other express form, as a declaration or agreement: a solemn oath.
    • : marked or observed with religious rites; having a religious character: a solemn holy day.
    • : uttered, prescribed, or made according to religious forms: a solemn ban on sacrifice.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.quiet, serious
Antonyms
adj.impressive, sacred

Examples

  • This not-so-solemn memento is characteristic of Target Gallery’s 18-artist “A Year In,” a 2020-2021 time capsule curated by Nancy Daly.

  • The officers were told there would be a ceremony at halftime, Fanone says—a solemn procession of honor and reverence, the sort of thing we do to create heroes in America.

  • As elected lawmakers, we have a solemn duty and obligation to develop and enact policies that will permanently end the unhoused crisis.

  • It was an impromptu, solemn gesture to acknowledge racial inequalities in America.

  • There’s an inherent goofiness to dog clothing that could seem disrespectful at solemn events, for instance, or professional workplaces.

  • They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.

  • Somewhat coyly, Skidmore admits that “Richard was to break this solemn vow in spectacular style.”

  • The parade was solemn, with reverent music and the call-and-response singing of two choirs.

  • No putdowns, no jokes, no frivolity whatever—he was most solemn and his eyes focused somewhere far beyond the back of my head.

  • Third, he started writing Indian-style songs, all curry powder and souvenirs from the Taj Mahal, very solemn.

  • Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.

  • So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.

  • They were just about to celebrate tabagie, or a solemn feast, over his last farewell.

  • Please advise the surrender as soon as possible in order to give due and solemn publicity to the event.

  • The upraised hand, the potent silence, the solemn gaze of a hundred eyes was too much for the old man to bear.