gravitas

英 [ˈɡrævɪtɑːs]

美 [ˈɡrævɪtɑːs]

n.  严肃; 庄严

牛津词典

noun

• 严肃；庄严
  the quality of being serious
  1. a book of extraordinary gravitas
     一本非常严肃的书

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 庄严;严肃;睿智
  If you say that someone hasgravitas, you mean that you respect them because they seem serious and intelligent.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• formality in bearing and appearance
  1. he behaved with great dignity
  Synonym:dignitylordliness

双语例句

• IT department can also ascertain gravitas in the boardroom in getting the right resources for innovations.
  资讯科技署也能确定庄严在董事会中获得权利资源的创新。
• Do employees walk around the office with their heads held a little higher and answer the phone with a bit more gravitas in their voice?
  员工走在办公室里有没有头抬得更高，接电话的语调更庄重了？
• Highly unlikely that happens with Buffett, both because of his legal rights and his grandfatherly gravitas.
  这种情况不可能出现在巴菲特身上，这既是因为他拥有合法权力，也因为他有着祖父一样的气场。
• Founders are generally free to execute their vision with added "gravitas," Harford argues.
  哈福德认为，创始人往往具有额外的分量，可以不受约束地执行他们的设想。
• At first glance, Kaneshiro lacks the gravitas to carry such an esteemed character in Chinese history, but he gives the character a unique, refreshing interpretation.
  乍看之下，金城武缺乏扮演一个在中国历史上如此重要的人物的能力，但他赋予了人物一个独特的性格和令人耳目一新的诠释。
• The finished result may have charm but is technically poor and lacks the gravitas of previous official photographs, according to experts.
  专家表示，最后出来的结果可能还不错，但是缺少了技巧，和之前的官方照相比，也少了分庄严。
• She never seemed like an ing é nue, though: Even as a teenager, she had gravitas.
  不过，她似乎从来没经历过天真少女的阶段：甚至在十几岁时，她都很稳重。
• The inscriptions, set in a custom typeface designed by the stone carver Nick Benson, manage to convey both extraordinary gravitas and a modern energy.
  碑文，有石头雕刻家NickBenson用特制的字体设计，充分表达了严肃庄严和现代力量。
• Gravitas is first and foremost about confidence and staying calm in a stressful situation, and then showing teeth, which means being decisive even when faced with hard choices, Ms. Hewlett says.
  休利特说，要做到举止端庄，最重要的就是自信和在有压力时保持冷静，其次是表现出强硬的一面，这意味着要果断，即便是在面对艰难抉择的情况下。
• My father and the fathers of my boyhood friends were men of gravitas, authority figures.
  我的父亲，还有我小时候玩伴的父亲，他们都是说一不二的严父类型。