[ɡreɪvli][ɡreɪvli]
  • adv. 严肃地;庄重地;严重地;沉重地
    • adverb(副词)
      1. 严重地,重大地;严肃地

    双解例句

    adverb(副词)
    1. 严重地,重大地;严肃地

      gravely ill

      病重

      Hassan glanced at his watch, pursed his lips, and nodded gravely.

      哈桑瞥了一眼手表,抿了抿嘴唇,严肃地点了点头。

    小知识

    To do something gravely means to do it in a solemn, serious way. When someone gives you bad news, they often say it gravely.

    If you ask about a sick relative and your dad gravely shakes his head, you'll know that the relative isn't feeling better. Anything you do or say gravely conveys a sense of solemnity. Another way to use this word is to mean “to an alarming degree,” like a person who is gravely ill or a gravely mistaken answer to a test question. Gravely is from the adjective grave and its Latin root gravis, “heavy.”

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    同根词

    词根:grave

    adj.

    grave重大的;严肃的;黯淡的

    n.

    grave墓穴,坟墓;死亡

    gravity重力,地心引力;严重性;庄严

    graveness重大,严重;认真

    vt.

    grave雕刻;铭记