seriousness

名词 seriousness:

1. an earnest and sincere feeling
   同义词：earnestness, sincerity
2. the quality of arousing fear or distress
   同义词：distressfulness
3. the trait of being serious- Robert Rice
   同义词：earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity

1. I don't think you've quite grasped the seriousness of the situation.
   我认为你对情况的严重性理解得还不透彻。
2. He hasn't yet woken up to the seriousness of the situation.
   他还没意识到情况的严重性。
3. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.
   形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
4. The reader who do not detect the seriousness under the lightness often misread him.
   没有意识到轻松掩盖下的严肃性的读者常常会误解他。
5. If I could intrude a note of seriousness into this frivolous conversation ...
   我真想说一句，叫他们谈话放严肃些 ...