| 单词 | serious |
| 释义 | serious —seriousness, n. /sear"ee euhs/, adj. 1. of, showing, or characterized by deep thought. 2. of grave or somber disposition, character, or manner: a serious occasion; a serious man. 3. being in earnest; sincere; not trifling: His interest was serious. 4. requiring thought, concentration, or application: serious reading; a serious task. 5. weighty or important: a serious book; Marriage is a serious matter. 6. giving cause for apprehension; critical: The plan has one serious flaw. 7. Med. (of a patient's condition) having unstable or otherwise abnormal vital signs and other unfavorable indicators, as loss of appetite and poor mobility: patient is acutely ill. n. 8. that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber: You have to learn to separate the serious from the frivolous. [1400-50; late ME < L serius or LL seriosus; see -OUS, -OSE1] Syn. 2. sober, sedate, staid. 3. See earnest1. 5. momentous, grave. Ant. 3, 5. trivial. |
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