weighty

英 ['weɪtɪ] 美['weti]
  • adj. 重的;重大的;严肃的

TEM8低频词畅通词汇

词态变化


比较级: weightier;最高级: weightiest;副词: weightily;名词: weightiness;

英文词源


weighty (adj.)
late 14c., "heavy;" late 15c., "important, serious, grave;" from weight (n.) + -y (2). Related: Weightiness.

双语例句


1. Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
这样重大的事件谅必应进行更高级别的讨论吧?

来自柯林斯例句

2. Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
西蒙从书架上取下一本厚重的书。

来自柯林斯例句

3. This was a subject most of the people thought weighty.
这是一个大多数人认为严肃的题目.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He considered his consent too weighty to be given in a hurry.
他认为自己的意见举足轻重、不能遽尔表示出来.

来自辞典例句

5. Lucy seemed to have something weighty on her mind.
露西好像心事重重.

来自辞典例句