单词 | gravity |
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音标 | ['græviti] |
解释 | n.严肃,正经 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 严肃,正经(solemnit y or sedateness; earnestness) 【考】 frivolous : gravity / brash : discretion(轻浮的不严肃/仓促 的不谨慎)反义词: levity(轻浮) 【记】 grav(重)+ity→庄重 【同】 同根词:aggravate( 加重) |
字源 | gravity (n.) c.1500, "weight, dignity, seriousness," from Middle French gravité "seriousness, thoughtfulness," and directly from Latin gravitatem (nominative gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). The scientific sense of "force that gives weight to objects" first recorded 1640s. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 严肃; 正经; 庄严 = solemnity = sedateness = earnestness; 万有引力 【记】grav重 【参】aggravate(vt 使恶化, 加重) 【类】frivolous: gravity = brash: discretion 轻浮的不严肃 = 仓促的不谨慎 【反】levity(n 轻率; 轻浮; 不稳定) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】grav- 重 |
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