the state of being serious, rather than intending to be funny严肃;认真
In all seriousness now (= I am now being serious and no longer joking), I do think there's a problem here that we need to straighten out.现在说正经的——我确实认为这儿有个问题我们得解决。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SERIOUSNESS | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, deadly, deep, great, high完全嚴肅;極為認真;十分嚴肅◇He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.他保持了極為認真的態度。➤mock假裝認真◇'You didn't know?' he asked in mock seriousness.“你不知情?”他假裝認真地問。➤underlying隱含的嚴肅性◇The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.這個玩笑並沒有掩蓋他的觀點隱含的嚴肅性。➤moral道德上的嚴肅性VERB + SERIOUSNESS➤appreciate, grasp, realize, recognize, understand理解嚴重性;意識到嚴重性;認識到嚴肅性◇Only later did he realize the full seriousness of his actions.他後來才意識到自己行為的嚴重性。➤demonstrate, show表明/顯示嚴重性◇The sentence imposed in this case demonstrates the seriousness of environmental crimes.對該案的判決體現出破壞環境罪行的嚴重性。➤downplay淡化嚴重性▸➤treat sth with認真對待⋯◇The problem was not treated with the seriousness it deserved.這個問題沒有得到應有的重視。PREPOSITION➤with seriousness嚴肅地◇She spoke with great seriousness of the hardships she had endured.她非常嚴肅地講述了自己經歷的苦難。PHRASES➤in all seriousness十分認真地◇You can't in all seriousness think they'll give you the job!別真以為他們會給你這份工作!➤take, treat, etc. sth with the utmost seriousness極為鄭重地對待⋯