serious 音标拼音: [s'ɪriəs]
a . 严肃的;严重的,危急的;认真的,不是开玩笑的
严肃的;严重的,危急的;认真的,不是开玩笑的
serious adj 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 !" [
ant : {
frivolous }]
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 " [
synonym : {
dangerous }, {
grave }, {
grievous }, {
serious },
{
severe }, {
life -
threatening }]
4 :
appealing to the mind ; "
good music "; "
a serious book " [
synonym :
{
good }, {
serious }]
5 :
completely lacking in playfulness [
synonym : {
unplayful },
{
serious }, {
sober }] [
ant : {
playful }]
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 \
Se "
ri *
ous \,
a . [
L .
serius :
cf .
F .
s ['
e ]
rieux ,
LL .
seriosus .]
1 .
Grave in manner or disposition ;
earnest ;
thoughtful ;
solemn ;
not light ,
gay ,
or volatile .
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1913 Webster ]
He is always serious ,
yet there is about his manner a graceful ease . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Really intending what is said ;
being in earnest ;
not jesting or deceiving . --
Beaconsfield .
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3 .
Important ;
weighty ;
not trifling ;
grave .
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The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world . --
Young .
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4 .
Hence ,
giving rise to apprehension ;
attended with danger ;
as ,
a serious injury .
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Syn :
Grave ;
solemn ;
earnest ;
sedate ;
important ;
weighty .
See {
Grave }.
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Se "
ri *
ous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Se "
ri *
ous *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
189 Moby Thesaurus words for "
serious ":
abandoned ,
acute ,
afire ,
alarming ,
ardent ,
arduous ,
austere ,
awe -
inspiring ,
bad ,
bound ,
bound and determined ,
burning ,
businesslike ,
cogitative ,
cognitive ,
committed ,
comprehensive ,
concentrating ,
concentrative ,
conceptive ,
conceptual ,
conceptualized ,
consequential ,
considerable ,
contemplating ,
contemplative ,
critical ,
crucial ,
dangerous ,
dangersome ,
decided ,
decisive ,
decorous ,
dedicated ,
deep ,
definite ,
deliberating ,
deliberative ,
demure ,
determined ,
devoted ,
devout ,
difficult ,
dignified ,
dour ,
earnest ,
elevated ,
excogitating ,
exhaustive ,
explosive ,
faithful ,
fatal ,
fateful ,
fell ,
fervent ,
fervid ,
fiery ,
flaming ,
formal ,
formidable ,
fraught with danger ,
frowning ,
full ,
genuine ,
grand ,
grave ,
great ,
grievous ,
grim ,
grim -
faced ,
grim -
visaged ,
hearty ,
heated ,
heavy ,
honest ,
hot ,
hot -
blooded ,
humorless ,
ideative ,
impassioned ,
important ,
imposing ,
in earnest ,
inspiring ,
intense ,
intent ,
intent on ,
introspective ,
irresistible ,
jeopardous ,
laborious ,
life -
and -
death ,
life -
or -
death ,
lofty ,
long -
faced ,
loyal ,
main ,
majestic ,
major ,
maximum ,
meditating ,
meditative ,
menacing ,
mental ,
mighty ,
moderate ,
momentous ,
moving ,
museful ,
musing ,
nasty ,
no joke ,
no laughing matter ,
no -
nonsense ,
noble ,
noetic ,
obstinate ,
on fire ,
operose ,
parlous ,
passionate ,
pensive ,
perfervid ,
periculous ,
perilous ,
persevering ,
persistent ,
plenary ,
poker -
faced ,
pondering ,
portentous ,
powerful ,
precarious ,
prehensive ,
pressing ,
purposeful ,
red -
hot ,
reflecting ,
reflective ,
relentless ,
resolute ,
resolved ,
ruminant ,
ruminating ,
ruminative ,
sedate ,
serious -
minded ,
severe ,
significant ,
sincere ,
single -
minded ,
sober ,
sober -
minded ,
sobersided ,
solemn ,
somber ,
speculative ,
spirited ,
staid ,
stately ,
steady ,
stern ,
stone -
faced ,
straight -
faced ,
straightforward ,
strenuous ,
strong ,
sublime ,
temperate ,
tenacious ,
thinking ,
thought ,
thoughtful ,
threatening ,
total ,
tough ,
ugly ,
unamusing ,
unfunny ,
unsmiling ,
urgent ,
vehement ,
vital ,
warm ,
weighty ,
white -
hot ,
wholehearted ,
wistful ,
zealous
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