seriousness

noun

1. 严重；认真；严肃
   the state of being serious
   1. He spoke with a seriousness that was unusual in him.
      他说话时神情少有地认真。

1. ADJ-GRADED 严重的;危急的;令人担忧的
   Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid.
   1. Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...
      犯罪猖獗是俄罗斯社会面临的一个日益严重的问题。
   2. The government still face very serious difficulties...
      政府仍然面临着非常严峻的困难。
   3. Doctors said his condition was serious but stable.
      医生说他的病情很严重，但还算稳定。
2. ADJ-GRADED 重要的;需要认真考虑的;严肃的
   Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration.
   1. I regard this as a serious matter...
      我认为这件事很重要。
   2. Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
      小伙子，别笑，这很严肃。
   3. ...the serious business of running the country.
      治国的大事
3. ADJ-GRADED 认真的;郑重的;严肃的
   When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration.
   1. My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way...
      我父母从未认真地正视过我的吸毒问题。
   2. It was a question which deserved serious consideration.
      这是一个值得认真考虑的问题。
   3. ...serious discussions.
      严肃的讨论
4. ADJ (音乐、文学作品)严肃的，非供消遣(或娱乐)的
   Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it.
   1. ...serious classical music...
      严肃的古典音乐
   2. There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.
      为一部大片写影评时，没必要像为一部严肃小说写书评那样认真谨慎。
5. ADJ-GRADED 认真的;当真的;真心的;郑重其事的
   If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do.
   1. You really are serious about this, aren't you?...
      你这话的确是发自内心的，是不是？
   2. I hope you're not serious.
      我希望你不是认真的。
6. ADJ-GRADED (人)若有所思的，庄重的，严肃的
   Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often.
   1. He's quite a serious person...
      他是一个非常一本正经的人。
   2. She looked at me with big, serious eyes.
      她睁大眼睛若有所思地看着我。
7. ADJ (钱等)数目巨大的，大量的
   Serious money is a very large amount of money.
   1. He started earning serious money only in the sixties.
      他在 60 年代才开始挣大钱。

1. 'This is not good,' he said with great seriousness.
   他特别严肃地说：“这可不好。”
2. In all seriousness, there is nothing else I can do.
   可以非常诚恳地说，我没有其他能做的。
3. The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis
   政府当局还没有意识到这场危机的严重性。
4. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury
   让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
5. He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury.
   他低估了威廉头部伤势的严重性。
6. Security matters are treated with the utmost seriousness
   安全问题的处理极其严肃。
7. In view of the seriousness of the matter, I'll speak from a written text.
   为郑重其事，我按稿子来谈。
8. Each will be dealt with according to the seriousness of his case.
   根据情节轻重，分别给予处理。
9. Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness.
   她的声音里充满着一种不寻常的严肃语气。
10. First, we agreed on the urgency and seriousness of the threat.
    首先，我们就这一威胁的紧迫性和严峻性达成了共识。
11. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.
    形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
12. And I wish to emphasize the seriousness of these proposals.
    我要强调我这些建议是严肃认真的。
13. I did not fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
    我没有充分认识到形势的严重性。
14. Not until you talk with him did he realize the seriousness of his mistake.
    直到你和他谈话时，他才认识到他所犯错误的严重性。
15. The seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent.
    缺水的严重性就更为明显了。
16. Many people are still not aware of the seriousness of the environmental pollution.
    许多人还没有意识到环境污染的严重性。
17. There is no evidence the mutations have altered the seriousness of the disease.
    还没有证据表明该突变改变了该病的严重性。
18. He found out the seriousness of the problem and changed his tune.
    他发现了问题的严重性，于是改变了态度。
19. In all seriousness, I'm prepared to resign.
    说实在的，我做好了辞职的准备。
20. From the serious face of their mother, the children knew the seriousness of the matter.
    从母亲严肃的脸，孩子们知道了事情的严重性。他们低估了意外事件的严重性。
21. From the Christian side, we are reproached as people who deny the reality and seriousness of human affairs.
    从基督教这一面，我们则被指责为否定了人事的真实和严肃。
22. He'd made a serious mistake, and it was no use trying to minimize its seriousness.
    他犯了严重错误，试图低估它的严重性是没用的。
23. I did not realized the dimensions of the problem. of greater seriousness or danger.
    我未曾意识到问题的严重程度.严重程度或危险性上较大的。
24. We came close to a crisis of extreme seriousness.
    我们接近了一次极其严重的危机。
25. I say this in all seriousness.
    我说这话是极为认真的。
26. I am not denying the seriousness of the situation.
    我并没有否认形势的严峻性。
27. It was difficult to judge the seriousness and depth of their commitment.
    难以断定他们承担义务的认真程度和深度。
28. This is quite a remarkable change reflecting the seriousness of the crisis.
    这确实是一个非凡的改变，预示着危机的严重性。
29. Mr Reid stressed the seriousness of the incident.
    里德强调了这起事件的严重性。
30. The seriousness of the situation has been greatly exaggerated in the press.
    形势的严重性让媒体夸大了。

n.

in all seriousness

• 非常严肃地；认认真真地；说实在的
  very seriously; not as a joke