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seriousness n.严肃；认真；严重性 (1) 幽默必须以严肃为背景。(2) 我是严肃地告诉你这件事的。(3) 捷克装出认真的表情。(4) 他的口气是半戏谑半认真的。 You might talk about the seriousness of an argument between two friends, or the seriousness of your math teacher when she expects the class to pay attention. Sometimes seriousness implies a bit of worry, like when you ask about the seriousness of your grandmother's health problems. The noun seriousness comes from an adjective, serious, with a Latin root, serius, which means "weighty, important, or grave."

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英 ['sɪəriəsnəs] 美 ['sɪriəsnəs] (1) Humor must have its background of seriousness.(2) I tell you this in all seriousness.(3) Jack's countenance assumed an air of seriousness.(4) His tone contained the right mixture of banter and seriousness. Seriousness is a quality of being calmly intent, or serious. Your seriousness will serve you well when you're studying for an important test.

英语单词	seriousness
英美音标	英 ['sɪəriəsnəs] 美 ['sɪriəsnəs]
中文释义	n.严肃；认真；严重性
英语例句	(1) Humor must have its background of seriousness. (2) I tell you this in all seriousness. (3) Jack's countenance assumed an air of seriousness. (4) His tone contained the right mixture of banter and seriousness.
中文例句	(1) 幽默必须以严肃为背景。 (2) 我是严肃地告诉你这件事的。 (3) 捷克装出认真的表情。 (4) 他的口气是半戏谑半认真的。
vocabulary简明	Seriousness is a quality of being calmly intent, or serious. Your seriousness will serve you well when you're studying for an important test.
vocabulary扩展	You might talk about the seriousness of an argument between two friends, or the seriousness of your math teacher when she expects the class to pay attention. Sometimes seriousness implies a bit of worry, like when you ask about the seriousness of your grandmother's health problems. The noun seriousness comes from an adjective, serious, with a Latin root, serius, which means "weighty, important, or grave."

Seriousness 英 Sɪəriəsnəs] 美 Sɪriəsnəs N.严肃；认真；严重性 Humor Background I