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. 从她表情的严肃我们看出她是认真的。
Extra ExamplesHe 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
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. 他非常严肃地告诉我们，他要加入马戏团。 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！