seriousness

Word family noun seriousness adjective serious seriocomicadverb seriously seriocomically

se·ri·ous·ness /ˈsɪəriəsnəs $ ˈsɪr-/ noun [uncountableU]

1. the quality of being serious 认真，严肃；严重

2 in all seriousness

a) spoken used to show that what you say next is not a joke, especially because it is important 说正经的 SYN seriously

In all seriousness, if Tom does resign, a lot of other people will start leaving too.

说正经的，如果汤姆真的辞职，其他许多人也会走的。

b) in a way that is not joking 严肃认真地

‘Playing with Richie was the highlight of my musical career, ’ said Sonny in all seriousness.

“和里奇同台演出是我音乐生涯中最重要的时刻。”桑尼很认真地说道。

Examples from the Corpus

in all seriousness• The material on which the congressional record is founded is done there every day in all seriousness.• Nothing is so funny as something done in all seriousness.• Did you feel, in all seriousness, you were dying?• He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week.• She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies.• We wonder in all seriousness if alcohol had anything to do with it.

Examples from the Corpus

seriousness• I approve the deadly seriousness, the piety, the need for something sacred in your life.• They had the imagination of their times and the literal seriousness required for the absolute invention of their entire lives.• Sometimes there was a new seriousness, the supple posture of childhood exchanged for squared shoulders and a stiff spine.• He loved the look of seriousness that came over her face.• These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness.• They agree about the seriousness of the crime statistics and the importance of full disclosure.• Mr McDaid said he fully accepted the seriousness of what had happened but was standing by his son.• In conclusion, though there is no denying the seriousness of the problem, many questions still remain unanswered.

单词	seriousness
释义	seriousness Word family noun seriousness adjective serious seriocomicadverb seriously seriocomically se·ri·ous·ness /ˈsɪəriəsnəs $ ˈsɪr-/ noun [uncountableU] 1. the quality of being serious 认真，严肃；严重 2 in all seriousness a) spoken used to show that what you say next is not a joke, especially because it is important 说正经的 SYN seriously In all seriousness, if Tom does resign, a lot of other people will start leaving too. 说正经的，如果汤姆真的辞职，其他许多人也会走的。 b) in a way that is not joking 严肃认真地 ‘Playing with Richie was the highlight of my musical career, ’ said Sonny in all seriousness. “和里奇同台演出是我音乐生涯中最重要的时刻。”桑尼很认真地说道。 Examples from the Corpus in all seriousness• The material on which the congressional record is founded is done there every day in all seriousness.• Nothing is so funny as something done in all seriousness.• Did you feel, in all seriousness, you were dying?• He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week.• She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies.• We wonder in all seriousness if alcohol had anything to do with it. Examples from the Corpus seriousness• I approve the deadly seriousness, the piety, the need for something sacred in your life.• They had the imagination of their times and the literal seriousness required for the absolute invention of their entire lives.• Sometimes there was a new seriousness, the supple posture of childhood exchanged for squared shoulders and a stiff spine.• He loved the look of seriousness that came over her face.• These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness.• They agree about the seriousness of the crime statistics and the importance of full disclosure.• Mr McDaid said he fully accepted the seriousness of what had happened but was standing by his son.• In conclusion, though there is no denying the seriousness of the problem, many questions still remain unanswered.
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