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单词 soberly
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soberly

/ˈsəʊbəli /
adverb
1In a serious, sensible, and solemn manner: we must soberly assess their actions you spoke very soberly and seriously in your statement...
  • Although soberly written, this biography of the dictator bristles with moral indignation.
  • Acting most soberly, the government co-operated with the US authorities, regardless of the fact that it was pressurised.
  • Their arms folded across their chests, they stare soberly at what one assumes is the person taking the picture.
1.1In a manner that is muted in colour; plainly: soberly dressed men in black or grey...
  • Anyone appearing in court should dress soberly and appropriately.
  • The soberly dressed singers play many 'roles', if you will, but they essentially represent a civilization in decay.
  • He was neatly but soberly attired in a deep black afternoon suit, a modest topper set at a slight angle on his thinning gray hair.
2With moderation or self-restraint; temperately: the citizens lived soberly and simply...
  • The commercial opens on a dreary winter's night with a family soberly sipping their watery soup.
  • He knows when to act funny and when to act more soberly.
  • When he returned to painting, it was in the soberly naturalistic style associated with the Euston Road School.
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