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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

严肃性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yánsùxìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Seriousness/ˈsɪə.ri.əs.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们必须认识到这个问题的重要性与严肃性。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The trait of being sincere and lacking levity or frivolity.

    "The seriousness of his tone made everyone listen closely."
  2. 2

    The quality or state of being urgent or having a potentially grave outcome.

    "She did not fully understand the seriousness of the situation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English adjective 'serious', which traces back to the Latin 'serius', meaning grave or earnest, combined with the Old English nominal suffix '-nes' denoting a state or condition. The term emerged in Middle English to articulate the quality of being thoughtful, solemn, or critical in demeanor and consequence.

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