serious

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɪə̯.ɹi.əs/|/ˈsɪː.ɹi.əs/    美 /ˈsɪɚ.i.əs/|/ˈsiɹ.i.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
    — deadly serious
  2. Important; weighty; not insignificant.
    — This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
  3. Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
    — After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
  4. Committed.
副词 adv.
  1. seriously, in a serious manner (most often heard in take or mean serious) colloquial,dialectal,not-comparable
    — The only time I walk out on singin' is when there's muckin' about and youse don't take it serious.

词形变化

more serious comparative most serious superlative

词汇关系

近义词
austere frightful demure serious grave earnest grievous lack-laughter thoughtful sad sage saturnine sedate solemn solemncholy sober somber sombre staid stern sweer weightsome weighty
反义词
trifling unimportant jesting gaudy witty
下位词
abstinent ascetic ascetical calm humorless
衍生词
ha ha only serious hyperserious jocoserious nonserious overserious self-serious semiserious seriositude serious as a heart attack seriously serious-minded serious-mindedly serious-mindedness seriousness srs superserious take serious ultraserious unserious why so serious
相关词
important sullen

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Italic *sēros
Latin sērus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
?
Proto-Indo-European *swer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *swerjos?
Latin sērius
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Medieval Latin sēriōsus
Old French serieuxbor.
Middle English seryows
English serious
From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”). (If this root is correct, cognate with German schwer (“heavy, difficult, severe”), Old English swǣr (“heavy, grave, grievous”). More at swear, sweer. However, see sērius for an alternative derivation of the Latin.)
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Italic *sēros
Latin sērus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
?
Proto-Indo-European *swer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *swerjos?
Latin sērius
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Medieval Latin sēriōsus
Old French serieuxbor.
Middle English seryows
English serious
From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”). (If this root is correct, cognate with German schwer (“heavy, difficult, severe”), Old English swǣr (“heavy, grave, grievous”). More at swear, sweer. However, see sērius for an alternative derivation of the Latin.)
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