| 单词 | in all seriousness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin all seriousness P2. in all seriousness: entirely seriously; in complete earnest; not in jest, or as a joke.Sometimes used to introduce a serious tone to a previously light-hearted or superficial context; cf. seriously adv.2 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb] highlyOE deeplyc1300 solemnlya1325 sadlya1375 soberly1382 demurelyc1400 sadc1400 seriouslyc1425 solemnya1470 murely1474 solemnedlyc1480 solenny1480 in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545 gravely1553 staidly1571 solemniouslya1578 solidly1632 in sad earnest1637 ponderously1637 in jest-earnest1642 in all seriousness1679 joking apart1745 unhumorously1768 solidly1799 in sober earnest1836 mirthlessly1853 votively1857 smilelessly1869 unmirthfully1872 unsmilingly1879 inhumorously1898 soberingly1923 straightfacedly1977 1679 H. Croft Legacy Bishop of Hereford 17 I must in all seriousness tell you that the Christian world was very far degenerated..by shutting up the Scriptures in later Ages. 1773 E. Burke Let. 30 Oct. in Wks. (1803) VIII. 135 In all seriousness (though I am a great deal more than half serious in what I have been saying) I look upon this projected Tax in a very evil light. 1844 S. G. Osborne Let. 23 July (1891) I. 13 Now, Sir, one word in all sober seriousness. 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 364/2 It has been suggested that the camera be used as a substitute for the gun... In all seriousness the suggestion is well worthy of consideration. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 131 A work that Schumann in all seriousness wanted to bring out as his Second Symphony. 2003 Campaign 7 Mar. (back cover) In all seriousness, though, Campaign would like to say a rousing ‘hats off’ to these five companies. < as lemmas |
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