英汉词典

serious 基本解释

• adj. 严肃的，严重的；认真的；庄重的；危急的

serious 中文词源

来自拉丁语 serius,严重的，严肃的，认真的，来自 PIE*swer,重的。

serious 英文词源

serious

serious: [15] Serious comes ultimately from Latin sērius ‘serious, grave’. From this was derived late Latin sēriōsus, which passed into English via Old French serieux. It is not clear where sērius came from, although some have linked it with German schwer ‘heavy’ (‘seriousness’ and ‘weightiness’ being semantically close).

serious (adj.)

mid-15c., "expressing earnest purpose or thought" (of persons), from Middle French sérieux "grave, earnest" (14c.), from Late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius "weighty, important, grave," probably from a PIE root *swer- (4) "heavy" (cognates: Lithuanian sveriu "to weigh, lift," svarus "heavy;" Old English swære "heavy," German schwer "heavy," Gothic swers "honored, esteemed," literally "weighty"). As opposite of jesting, from 1712; as opposite of light (of music, theater, etc.), from 1762. Meaning "attended with danger" is from 1800.

serious 英文释义

1. concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities;

"a serious student of history"

"a serious attempt to learn to ski"

"gave me a serious look"

"a serious young man"

"are you serious or joking?"

"Don't be so serious!"

2. of great consequence;

"marriage is a serious matter"

3. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

"a dangerous operation"

"a grave situation"

"a grave illness"

"grievous bodily harm"

"a serious wound"

"a serious turn of events"

"a severe case of pneumonia"

"a life-threatening disease"

4. appealing to the mind;

"good music"

"a serious book"

5. completely lacking in playfulness

6. requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve;

"raised serious objections to the proposal"

"the plan has a serious flaw"

serious 同义词解析

earnest, serious, grave, severe, solemn, sober

这些形容词均有"严肃的"之意。

earnest： 指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。

serious： 指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。

grave： 侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。

severe： 指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

solemn： 指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。

sober： 侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

serious 双语例句

1. I know it's nothing serious and I feel quite unemotional about it.

我知道那根本没什么大不了的，所以有些无动于衷。

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2. Smoking places you at serious risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease.

吸烟会大大增加罹患心血管和呼吸道疾病的风险。

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3. She was fitted with a pacemaker after suffering serious heart trouble.

她患上严重的心脏病后安装了心脏起搏器。

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4. The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.

这些指控很严重，有必要进行一番调查。

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5. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.

有人坠落压在他身上，致使他颈部受重伤。

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serious 实用场景例句

a serious illness/problem/offence

严重的疾病 / 问题 / 罪行

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to cause serious injury/damage

导致重伤；造成严重破坏

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They pose a serious threat to security.

他们对安全构成严重威胁。

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The consequences could be serious.

后果可能是严重的。

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a serious article

一篇严肃的文章

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a serious newspaper

一份严肃的报纸

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It's time to give serious consideration to this matter.

到了认真考虑这一问题的时候了。

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We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs.

我们该认真地把成本算出来了。

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The team is a serious contender for the title this year.

该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争者。

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Be serious for a moment; this is important.

严肃点儿，这件事很重要。

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I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person.

恐怕我不是一个非常严肃的人。

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Believe me, I'm deadly (= extremely) serious .

相信我，我绝对是当真的。

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Don't laugh, it's a serious suggestion.

别笑，这是一条严肃的建议。

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Is she serious about wanting to sell the house?

她真想把房子卖掉吗？

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He's really serious about Penny and wants to get engaged.

他对彭尼的确是认真的，他想跟她订婚。

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(informal) You can't be serious! (= you must be joking)

你一定是在开玩笑吧！

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You think I did it? Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous)

你认为这是我干的？别开玩笑了！

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Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...

犯罪猖獗是俄罗斯社会面临的一个日益严重的问题。

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The government still face very serious difficulties...

政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。

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I regard this as a serious matter...

我认为这件事很重要。

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Don't laugh boy. This is serious.

小伙子，别笑，这很严肃。

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My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way...

我父母从未认真地正视过我的吸毒问题。

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It was a question which deserved serious consideration.

这是一个值得认真考虑的问题。

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...serious classical music...

严肃的古典音乐

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There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.

为一部大片写影评时，没必要像为一部严肃小说写书评那样认真谨慎。

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You really are serious about this, aren't you?...

你这话的确是发自内心的，是不是？

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I hope you're not serious.

我希望你不是认真的。

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He's quite a serious person...

他是一个非常一本正经的人。

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She looked at me with big, serious eyes.

她睁大眼睛若有所思地看着我。

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He started earning serious money only in the sixties.

他在 60 年代才开始挣大钱。

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