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单词 solemn
释义
solemn
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.əm/us
/ˈsɑː.ləm/
seriousand without anyhumour:
庄严的，严肃的
a solemnface/voice严肃的脸／声音
solemnmusic严肃音乐
Everyonelookedvery solemn.大家看上去都很严肃。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
lacking humour and not meant to be funny
  • seriousShe had a serious look on her face.
  • earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
  • soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
  • sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
  • solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
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solemn promise, commitment, undertaking, etc.
anagreementthat you make in aseriousway andexpecttokeep
郑重承诺
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking humour
  • be no laughing matteridiom
  • beyond
  • beyond a jokeidiom
  • earnestly
  • earnestness
  • intense
  • joke
  • lightly
  • mirthlessly
  • overearnest
  • poker-faced
  • soberly
  • solemnity
  • sombreness
  • starchy
  • turgid
  • turgidity
  • turgidly
  • ultra-serious
  • unamusing
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Serious and unpleasant

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solemnly
(Definition ofsolemnfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

solemn| American Dictionary

solemn
adjective
us
/ˈsɑl·əm/
having orshowingseriouspurposeanddetermination:
Helookedsternand solemn, andrarelyspoke.
Thememorialwas a very solemnoccasion.

solemnity

noun[U]us
/səˈlem·nɪ·t̬i/
There was anairof solemnity in theroom.

solemnly

adverbus
/ˈsɑl·əm·li/
Borden solemnlypromisedthat he would takecareof it.
(Definition ofsolemnfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolemn

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With such a stodgy and foreboding appearance, it is hard for us to imagine that exciting events might transpire within thosesolemnchambers.
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The political mission for thesolemnand stern military historian, the ancient topography for the eager and eclectic practitioner concerned with the history of archaeology?
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Both the ladies wept; and to us all it was a sad andsolemnleave-taking.
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With regard to the second, it might often be right to make asolemndeclaration.
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Moreover, asolemnprotest against it was signed, it is said, by 11,000 members of the clergy and 137,000 laymen.
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The women's choir takes asolemnapproach to the chant using semiological principles.
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The first has a slow,solemnquality; the second has more facility in its manner, more delicacy in its forms.
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Crucial details in this music make it more than just ceremonious andsolemn, make it tell us something about the society we see on stage.
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Making decisions moresolemnis a related strategy.
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The speaker per forms the speech act in a serious mood, and the par ticipants becomesolemn.
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42 years ago, we also made asolemnoath - to always preserve our freedom and protect the future of our children.
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Both of them key to asolemnand serious mood.
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The ' tender andsolemn' proceedings, according to another journalist, deeply impressed spectators.
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In a world of masculine bonds, where other kinds of bond are considered worthless, the show of feeling towards women in thissolemnhour cannot be forgiven.
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The witness took asolemnoath.
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