serious
/ˈsɪriəs/KK
/ˈsɪɹiəs/IPA
sɪ·ri·əs
變化形
more serious
most serious
1.
嚴重的；嚴峻的
指問題、疾病、事故或情況具有重大影響，可能造成傷害、損失或不良後果。
用法：通常放在名詞前，或用於「be serious」結構。描述病情時，常說「a serious illness」或「be seriously ill」。
Heavy rain made the water near the train station very serious.
大雨讓火車站附近的積水情況很嚴重。
2.
認真的；嚴肅的
指一個人對某件事抱持專注、誠懇且不輕率的態度。
用法：常接介系詞「about」，表示「認真看待某事」；「be serious about＋名詞／動名詞」很常見。
If you are serious about learning English, practice a little every day.
如果你認真想學好英語，就每天練習一點。
We need to have a serious talk about our family’s money.
我們需要認真談談家裡的錢。
3.
嚴肅的；不苟言笑的
指表情、語氣或氣氛顯得莊重、憂慮或沒有玩笑意味。
用法：「look serious」指看起來表情嚴肅或事情似乎不妙；可依情境判斷。
My teacher's face became serious when she saw the broken window.
老師看到破掉的窗戶時，表情變得嚴肅。
The room grew serious when the school leader said the school would close.
校長說學校要關閉時，房間裡的氣氛變得嚴肅。
4.
重大的；認真考慮的
指意圖、提議、關係或興趣是真心的，並非隨口說說、玩玩而已。
用法：「be serious about」也可表示有真心投入的意圖；談感情時，「a serious relationship」指穩定且認真看待的交往關係。
A buyer made a serious offer for his old apartment.
一位買家對他的舊公寓提出了很有誠意的出價。
She wants something serious with someone, not just someone to talk to on the Internet.
她想和某人認真交往，不只是想找一個在網路上說話的人。
常見錯誤
This is a very serious problem, we must solve it.
This is a very serious problem. We must solve it.
He is serious to learn English.
He is serious about learning English.
The accident was seriously.
The accident was serious.
My sister is very serious person.
My sister is a very serious person.
相關字詞
學習提示
・serious 可指「事情很嚴重」，也可指「人很認真或表情嚴肅」。要靠前後文判斷意思。
・「serious problem」是嚴重的問題；「serious student」是認真的學生，兩者意思不同。
・說「認真對待某件事」最實用的句型是「be serious about＋名詞／動名詞」。