单词	seriousness
释义	seriousnessse‧ri‧ous‧ness /ˈsɪəriəsnəs $ ˈsɪr-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He loved the look of seriousness that came over her face. I approve the deadly seriousness, the piety, the need for something sacred in your life. In conclusion, though there is no denying the seriousness of the problem, many questions still remain unanswered. Mr McDaid said he fully accepted the seriousness of what had happened but was standing by his son. Sometimes there was a new seriousness, the supple posture of childhood exchanged for squared shoulders and a stiff spine. These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness. They agree about the seriousness of the crime statistics and the importance of full disclosure. They had the imagination of their times and the literal seriousness required for the absolute invention of their entire lives. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorused to tell someone that you are serious, or to ask if someone is serious► really/seriously spoken say this to emphasize that something surprising is really true, or to ask whether something surprising is really true: really?/seriously?: · "She's quit her job. "Seriously?''· "It took three hours to travel ten miles, the traffic was so bad.'' "Really? You must be exhausted.'' ► no kidding especially American, spoken say this when you think other people will not believe that you are telling the truth, or to ask if someone is joking because what they say does not seem true: · I'm telling you, this guy's as fast as Carl Lewis -- no kidding!· "She's getting married again." "No kidding?" ► in all seriousness spoken say this when you are telling someone about something that will be hard for them to believe: · He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week.· She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies. ► joking apart British spoken say this to show that you are now being serious about something, after you and other people have been joking about it: · Joking apart, I do feel somebody should tell him what we think. It's for his own good. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► play down the importance/seriousness/significance of something  The White House spokeswoman sought to play down the significance of the event. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great · These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness. ► high · What Hunt took as high seriousness, I took as a typical Lauda sideswipe, the fox laughing at the huntsman. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in all seriousness He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week. She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies. Did you feel, in all seriousness, you were dying? Nothing is so funny as something done in all seriousness. The material on which the congressional record is founded is done there every day in all seriousness. We wonder in all seriousness if alcohol had anything to do with it. Word family WORD FAMILYnounseriousnessadjectiveseriousadverbseriously 1the quality of being serious2in all seriousness a)spoken used to show that what you say next is not a joke, especially because it is important SYN  seriously:  In all seriousness, if Tom does resign, a lot of other people will start leaving too. b)in a way that is not joking:  ‘Playing with Richie was the highlight of my musical career,’ said Sonny in all seriousness.
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