Word · Frequency #12114
solemnly
庄严地；严肃地
in a grave and sedate manner
- 1.
In a solemn manner.
庄严地；严肃地。
- 2.
in a grave and sedate manner
庄严地
庄严地；严肃地。；庄严地
In use
He solemnly promised to keep the secret.
She nodded solemnly when she heard the sad news.
The teacher solemnly reminded us to respect the museum exhibits.
the judge sat there solemnly
solemnly + verb + that-clause
此结构中 V 通常为 declare、swear 等正式声明类动词。
She solemnly declared that she would never lie again.
她庄严地宣布自己再也不撒谎了。
solemnly + verb + to-infinitive
此结构中 V 通常为 promise、vow 等承诺类动词。
He solemnly promised to keep the secret.
他郑重地承诺保守这个秘密。
verb + solemnly
solemnly 也可位于不及物动词后，修饰动作方式。
The judge nodded solemnly as the verdict was read.
宣读判决时，法官严肃地点了点头。
Common mistakes
He spoke solemn.He spoke solemnly.
修饰实义动词 speak 要用副词 solemnly，不能用形容词 solemn。汉语里“严肃地”常被直接放进英语句子，但英语形容词不能作状语。
He looked solemnly.He looked solemn.
系动词 look 后接形容词作表语，表示“看起来……”。这里想表达“他看上去严肃”，应说 He looked solemn，而不是副词 solemnly。
Please consider my suggestion solemnly.Please consider my suggestion seriously.
solemnly 只表示“庄严地、肃穆地”，不能表达“认真地、仔细地”。“认真考虑”应使用 seriously，这是词义误选。
Connections
Collocations
- solemnly swear
- 庄严宣誓
- The witness solemnly swore to tell the truth.证人庄严宣誓要说真话。
- solemnly promise
- 郑重承诺
- She solemnly promised to keep the secret.她郑重承诺保守秘密。
- solemnly declare
- 庄严宣布
- The judge solemnly declared the results.法官庄严地宣布了结果。
- solemnly nod
- 郑重地点头
- He looked at me and solemnly nodded.他看着我了，郑重地点了点头。
- solemnly pledge
- 庄严发誓
- They solemnly pledged to defend their country.他们庄严发誓保卫祖国。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
solemnly 中的 n 不发音，想象庄严肃穆的场合里没人说话，只有安静郑重的神情。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宣誓或正式承诺、正式演讲或书面语、法庭或仪式场合 solemnly 多用于正式场合或书面语，表示庄重、严肃地；日常口语中较少见，通常可用 seriously 等表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
solemnly 中的 n 不发音（/ˈsɔləmli/）。没有常见词与它完全押韵；solemn 和 column 同含 /-ɔləm/ 音，且 n 都不发音。autumn、condemn、hymn 也都有不发音的 n，但元音或韵尾不同。注意形近词：solemnity 的 n 要发音（/səˈlemnəti/），不要与 solemnly 混淆。
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