be serious about sth / doing sth
表示对某事态度认真、真心投入;about 后接名词或动名词。
She is serious about learning Chinese.
她对学习中文是认真的。
严重的;危急的
重要的;重大的;严肃的;庄重的;不苟言笑的;认真的;当真的;不是开玩笑的;认真的;专注的;投入的;没有幽默或快乐表达;严肃的态度或性情
Very bad or dangerous; likely to cause serious harm or damage.
常修饰疾病、事故、伤害等,如 a serious illness(重病)。
没有幽默或快乐表达;严肃的态度或性情
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
关注工作或重要事务而非玩乐或琐事
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
重要的;重大的;不微不足道的
Important; weighty; not insignificant.
具有重大意义
of great consequence
真正意图所说的(或计划的等);认真;不戏谑或欺骗
Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
通过威胁重大伤害而引起恐惧或焦虑
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
投入的
Committed.
She gave me a serious look and told me to sit down.
她严肃地看了我一眼,让我坐下。
用法提示:serious 作形容词,这里形容神情或举止严肃、不苟言笑。
AI contextual example
Are you serious about moving to another country next year?
你真的打算明年搬到另一个国家吗?
用法提示:serious 作形容词,表示态度认真、真心实意,不是随口说说。
AI contextual example
He is a serious student who spends hours in the library every evening.
他是个认真的学生,每天晚上都在图书馆待上好几个小时。
用法提示:serious 作形容词,说明某人对待学习等正事认真投入。
AI contextual example
表示对某事态度认真、真心投入;about 后接名词或动名词。
She is serious about learning Chinese.
她对学习中文是认真的。
作定语放在名词前,表示“严重的、重大的、严肃的”,如 a serious problem、a serious illness、a serious accident。
Air pollution is a serious problem in many cities.
空气污染在许多城市是一个严重的问题。
常用疑问句,询问对方是否当真、是不是在开玩笑。
Are you serious? You really won the lottery?
你是认真的吗?你真的中了彩票?
强调真诚而认真的态度,常用于形容人的决心或行为,语气比serious更积极。
强调发自内心的真实,不虚伪,常用于感情、道歉或承诺,与serious侧重点不同。
语气更强,强调严重性或令人担忧的性质,用于表情、语气或局势,比serious更正式。
强调庄严、正式,多用于场合、仪式或承诺,比serious更显正式和肃穆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She takes her work very serious.
正确表达She takes her work very seriously.
serious 是形容词,只能作定语或表语,不能修饰动词;这里修饰动词 takes,必须用副词 seriously。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is serious to improve his spoken English.
正确表达He is serious about improving his spoken English.
be serious about 表示“认真对待某事”,about 后接名词或动名词,不能接不定式,所以用 improving 而不用 to improve。
grammar · medium
易错句子He looks like serious today.
正确表达He looks serious today.
look 在此是感官系动词,后面直接接形容词 serious 作表语;look like 只能接名词或代词,表示“看起来像某人或某物”。
serious 泛指态度认真、不嬉笑,或事情重大;solemn 专指仪式、场合或神情庄严肃穆,带敬畏感,不能表示“严重的、重大的”。
earnest 强调发自内心的真诚与热切,多形容人或其努力、愿望;serious 只表示不轻浮、把某事当回事,并不带热情、恳切的意味。
severe 指程度严重、剧烈,或态度严厉苛刻,常修饰伤病、处罚、天气;serious 指事情重大或态度认真,不含“严厉、严酷”的意思。
严重的问题
We need to address this serious problem immediately.
我们需要立即解决这个严重的问题。
严重的疾病
He was diagnosed with a serious illness.
他被诊断出患有严重的疾病。
重伤
The accident caused serious injuries.
事故造成了重伤。
严重犯罪
Murder is a serious crime.
谋杀是一种严重犯罪。
重要的事情
This is a serious matter that requires attention.
这是一件需要关注的重要事情。
认真考虑
The proposal deserves serious consideration.
这个提议值得认真考虑。
与serious常出现在需要立即处理的负面场景中
serious问题往往也是critical的状况
serious事情通常是major事件或决策
语义上与serious的重度程度相近,常用于形容后果
serious影响往往带有profound的意义
极其严肃的
She was deadly serious about quitting her job.
她对于辞职这件事是极其认真的。
非常严肃的
When the boss said we were losing money, he was serious as a heart attack.
当老板说我们正在亏损时,他非常严肃。
严肃的事情
Climate change is serious business that affects everyone.
气候变化是影响每个人的严肃事情。
为什么这么严肃?
He asked me why I was so serious.
他问我为什么这么严肃。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.