英语单词

gravitas是什么意思

gravitas

英 ['grævɪtæs; -tɑːs] 美
  • n. (拉)庄严;庄重;庄严的举止

英文词源


gravitas (n.)
1924, usually in italics, from Latin gravitas "weight, heaviness;" figuratively, of persons, "dignity, presence, influence" (see gravity). A word wanted when gravity acquired a primarily scientific meaning.

双语例句


1. a book of extraordinary gravitas
一本非常严肃的书

来自《权威词典》

2. He is pale, dark, and authoritative, with the gravitas you might expect of a Booker prize winner.
他脸色苍白,皮肤较黑,颇有威信,浑身透着一种布克奖得主应有的庄重。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The manager could well have been smart in buying Edwin van der Sar to bring gravitas.
买入范德萨稳固后防实在是主教练的明智之举.

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