se·ri·ous·ness
noun/ˈsɪəriəsnəs/
/ˈsɪriəsnəs/
[uncountable, singular]Idioms - the state of being serious
严重；认真；严肃 - He spoke with a seriousness that was unusual in him.
他说话时神情少有地认真。 - We saw from the seriousness of her expression that she meant it.
从她严肃的表情中我们看出她是认真的。
Extra Examples- He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
他保持了极为认真的态度。 - Only later did he realize the full seriousness of his actions.
他后来才意识到自己行为的严重性。 - She spoke with great seriousness of the hardships she had endured.
她非常严肃地讲述了自己经历的苦难。 - The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.
这个玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性。 - The problem was not treated with the seriousness it deserved.
这个问题未能得到应有的认真对待。 - He had not understood the seriousness of the matter.
他尚未认识到这个问题的严重性。 - The sentence imposed in this case demonstrates the seriousness of environmental crimes.
对该案的判决体现出破坏环境罪行的严重性。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- deadly
- deep
- …
- appreciate
- grasp
- realize
- …
- with seriousness
- in all seriousness
- take, treat, etc. something with the utmost seriousness
- He spoke with a seriousness that was unusual in him.
Idioms
in all seriousness
- very seriously; not as a joke
非常严肃地；认认真真地；说实在的 - He told us in all seriousness that he was going to join a circus.
他严肃地告诉我们他要参加马戏团。 - You can't in all seriousness think they'll give you the job!
别真以为他们会给你这份工作！
- He told us in all seriousness that he was going to join a circus.