weightiness

IPA/ˈweɪtinəs/
IPA/ˈweɪtinəs/

weightiness — 名詞

1. the quality of carrying real significance and gravity — when a subject, statemen

1.名詞C1
釋義

分量；嚴肅性

事物具有的沉重分量和嚴肅特質

the quality of carrying real significance and gravity — when a subject, statement, or situation demands to be taken seriously and not treated lightly

例句

Wren felt the weightiness of the courtroom as the verdict was read aloud.

判決宣讀時，Wren 感受到法庭內的沉重分量。

weightiness of [formal setting]

Mathieu spoke with a weightiness that made everyone stop and listen.

Mathieu 說話時帶著一股分量，讓所有人都停下聆聽。

speak with a weightiness

常見搭配
  • the weightiness of [a decision / an occasion / a warning]
  • speak with weightiness
  • feel the weightiness of [something]
  • a certain weightiness
同義詞
  • gravity

    more formal; often used of a person's expression or a situation's seriousness

  • seriousness

    more common and everyday; lacks the connotation of importance or consequence

  • momentousness

    emphasises far-reaching consequences or historical significance

  • significance

    broader term for importance; does not necessarily imply solemnity or gravity

反義詞
  • triviality

    the quality of being unimportant or insignificant

  • lightness

    lack of seriousness; can also refer to physical lightness, so context matters

用法筆記

Describes the gravity of abstract things — decisions, warnings, atmospheres, remarks — not physical heaviness. Carries a formal, slightly literary tone; uncommon in casual conversation.

常見錯誤

The weightiness of this suitcase is too much for me.
The weight of this suitcase is too much for me.
'weightiness' describes importance and gravity, not how heavy a physical object is.
I forgot to buy milk — such weightiness!
I forgot to buy milk
how annoying!' — 'weightiness' is reserved for genuinely serious or significant matters, not everyday minor problems.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sense of weightiness

常用片語

  • a certain weightiness
  • the weightiness of the occasion

介系詞搭配

  • weightiness of
  • with weightiness