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weighty + noun
weighty 常修饰抽象名词，如 issue, matter, responsibility 等。
The committee discussed weighty issues.
委员会讨论了重大的问题。
重的；沉甸甸的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
重的；沉甸甸的
having a lot of weight; heavy
The committee discussed weighty issues.
委员会讨论了重大的问题。
很重；沉重的。
Having a lot of weight; heavy.
重要的；严肃的；非琐碎或微不足道的。
Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
严格的；严重的；令人痛苦的。
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
The company's decision to close the factory was a weighty one that affected hundreds of families.
公司关闭工厂的决定是一个重大的决定，影响了数百个家庭。
Her responsibilities as team leader felt weighty, but she welcomed the challenge.
作为团队领导，她感到责任重大，但她乐于接受挑战。
There was a weighty pause before he admitted the mistake.
他开口承认错误之前，是一阵凝重的沉默。
weighty 常修饰抽象名词，如 issue, matter, responsibility 等。
The committee discussed weighty issues.
委员会讨论了重大的问题。
系表结构表示主语具有‘重要’或‘沉重’的特性。
This decision is weighty.
这个决定很重要。
比较级形式常用于描述程度的变化。
As the project progressed, the responsibility grew weightier.
随着项目推进，责任变得更加重大。
Not this
The weighty of the issue is clear.
Use this
The weight of the issue is clear.
将形容词'weighty'误用作名词，应使用名词'weight'表示'重量'或'分量'。
Not this
This problem is more weighty than that one.
Use this
This problem is weightier than that one.
'weighty'的比较级是weightier，而不是more weighty，应使用其不规则比较级形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
重要的事情
The committee gathered to discuss a weighty matter.
委员会聚在一起讨论一件重要的事情。
重大的责任
Raising a child is a weighty responsibility.
养育孩子是一项重大的责任。
重大的决定
Accepting the job offer is a weighty decision.
接受这份工作邀请是一个重大的决定。
大部头著作；厚重的书
She borrowed a weighty tome from the library.
她从图书馆借了一本大部头著作。
重要的证据；有力的证据
The lawyer presented weighty evidence in court.
律师在法庭上出示了重要的证据。
重大、严肃的事情；重要事务
The committee was asked to consider a weighty matter.
委员会被要求审议一件重大事项。
重大的决定；影响深远的抉择
Moving abroad is a weighty decision that should not be rushed.
移居国外是一个重大的决定，不应仓促做出。
重大的责任；重担
A captain bears a weighty responsibility for the safety of the crew.
船长对船员的安全负有重大责任。
你们忽视了律法中更重要的事，就是公义、怜悯和信实。
In the Bible, Jesus uses this line to reproach religious leaders for neglecting the weighty demands of justice, mercy, and faithfulness.
在《圣经》中，耶稣用这句话责备宗教领袖忽视了公义、怜悯和信实这些重大要求。
Use weighty naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 weigh（称重）：能称出重量的东西很沉，也喻指问题“有分量”、重要严肃。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description、serious discussion weighty 多用于正式或文学性较强的语境。表示“重的”时带有书面色彩；表示“重大的、严肃的”时，常用于指问题、决定等，如 a weighty issue。日常口语中较少单独使用。
与 eighty /ˈeɪti/ 押韵。mighty /ˈmaɪti/ 和 naughty /ˈnɔːti/ 拼写上都含 -ghty，但元音与 weighty /ˈweɪti/ 不同。sweaty /ˈsweti/、meaty /ˈmiːti/、treaty /ˈtriːti/ 拼写以 -eaty 结尾，看似相似，读音也不同。
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