serious
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈsɪə.ri.əs]
- 美式音标 [ˈsɪr.i.əs]
- 国际音标 ['siəriəs, 'si:r-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.严肃的；严重的；认真的；危急的；庄重的
词源解说
- 1440年进入英语，直接源自中世纪法语的srieux，意为严重的；最初源自拉丁语的serius，意为严重的，重要的。
用法辨析
- serious的基本意思“严重的,非同小可”,指问题或局势很危急或不易处理,令人担忧和恐惧,须认真对待,引申可表示“重要的”,指某事件需要人们认真思考或需要精湛技艺。
- serious还可作“认真的”“真诚的”解,指的是专心致志于工作而不去玩乐,关心的不是消遣的事物而是重要的事物。引申可指人“严肃的,庄重寡言的”,也可以用来描写人的表情严肃。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- A serious toothache is an intense pain.
严重的牙痛是一种剧烈的疼痛。 - Our error was serious.
我们的错误是严重的。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
词组短语
- serious attention 认真的注意
- serious disadvantage 极其不利
- serious drinking 痛饮一番
- serious illness 重大疾病
- serious matter 慎重考虑的事
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
英英字典
- (BAD) severe in effect; bad
- (NOT JOKING) not joking or intended to be funny
- (DETERMINED) determined to follow a particular plan of action
- (NEEDING ATTENTION) needing or deserving your complete attention
- (EXTREME) extreme in degree or amount
- Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid.
- seriously
- Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration.
- When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration.
- seriously
- Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it.
- If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do.
- seriously
- Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often.
- seriously
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专业释义
- 严重
Sudden death is a serious disease and does great harm to human beings.
猝死是威胁人类的严重病症。 - 重型
Objective: To study the cause, treatment and effect of re-operation after craniotomy with serious craniocerebral trauma.
目的：探讨重型颅脑外伤后二次手术的原因、处理及效果。 - 严重的
- 认真的
- 严肃
Art is the essence of the spirit of freedom,so art can be serious,it can also be a game.
艺术的本质精神是自由的,因而艺术可以是严肃的,也可以是游戏的。