solemnity
noun /səˈlemnəti/
/səˈlemnəti/
- [uncountable] the quality of being solemn
庄严;庄重;严肃;郑重 - He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity.
他脸上挂着笑容,但眼神依旧严肃。 - She handed him the envelope with mock solemnity.
她假装一本正经地把信封递给他。 - He was buried with great pomp and solemnity.
他的葬礼盛大而隆重。 - I responded with due solemnity.
我以恰当的严肃口吻作答。 - The monument was unveiled with great solemnity.
纪念碑的揭幕仪式庄严肃穆。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- mock
- due
- …
- air
- sense
- with solemnity
- He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity.
- solemnities[plural] (formal) formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion
(重大场合的)礼仪,仪式 - to observe the solemnities of the occasion
遵守这一盛典的礼仪
- to observe the solemnities of the occasion
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘observance of formality and ceremony’, frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity): from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitas, from sollemnis ‘customary, celebrated at a fixed date’, from sollus ‘entire’.