Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #807
serious
严重的；危急的
核心释义
常修饰疾病、事故、伤害等，如 a serious illness（重病）。
Very bad or dangerous; likely to cause serious harm or damage.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
- 3.
重要的；重大的；不微不足道的
Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- 4.
具有重大意义
of great consequence
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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.
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通过威胁重大伤害而引起恐惧或焦虑
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
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投入的
Committed.
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
用法In use
She gave me a serious look and told me to sit down.
用法提示：serious 作形容词，这里形容神情或举止严肃、不苟言笑。
Are you serious about moving to another country next year?
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。
He is a serious student who spends hours in the library every evening.
用法提示：serious 作形容词，说明某人对待学习等正事认真投入。
a serious student of history
a serious attempt to learn to ski
gave me a serious look
a serious young man
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- serious problem
- 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。
- serious illness
- 严重的疾病
- He was diagnosed with a serious illness.他被诊断出患有严重的疾病。
- serious injury
- 重伤
- The accident caused serious injuries.事故造成了重伤。
- serious crime
- 严重犯罪
- Murder is a serious crime.谋杀是一种严重犯罪。
- serious matter
- 重要的事情
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 series（系列）和 ours（我们的），一系列我们的事情都是严肃重要的。
语境与语域Context & Register
serious 的语体为混合：表示‘严重的’（如疾病、后果）多用于正式或严肃场合；表示‘认真的’（如态度、关系）常见于日常对话；表示‘重大的’（如问题、决定）偏正式。典型语境包括医疗、法律、工作、人际关系。
语法说明Grammar Note
本词只作形容词，可作定语或表语，如 a serious problem、He is serious；若要用它修饰动词表示“认真地”，须改用副词 seriously，不能说 He is seriously。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end with -ious and are pronounced with a final /iəs/ sound, matching the stressed vowel and following sounds of 'serious'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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