solemn

solemn 形容气氛、仪式或态度庄重严肃，常带有敬畏、沉重或令人肃然起敬的感觉。

💡 记忆钩子

想象一个人在庄严的宗教仪式中肃立：仪式本身是神圣而正式的，人的表情和气氛也因此变得严肃、沉重，甚至带有令人肃然起敬的力量。

📝 学习建议

不要把 solemn 简单理解成“悲伤”；它的核心是庄重、严肃，悲伤或阴郁只是某些语境中的延伸感觉。
建议先掌握“庄严的、严肃的”这一核心，再根据语境理解它是偏宗教仪式、正式场合，还是沉重的情绪氛围。

📖 中文释义

adj

common 神圣庄严的

📖 指与宗教仪式或宗教礼拜有关，带有神圣和敬畏色彩。它描写的重点不是普通的正式，而是仪式中对神圣事物的尊重。

💡 常见结构是“solemn + 宗教仪式或誓言类名词”，如“a solemn prayer”或“a solemn vow”。在宗教语境中，它比“formal”更强调神圣和敬畏；不要把所有正式活动都译成这个意思。

specifically

They gathered for a solemn prayer at dawn.

他们在黎明时聚集起来进行庄严的祈祷。
core 庄重正式的

📖 指某个仪式、场合或行为按照正式而庄重的方式进行，往往让人自然地放低声音、收敛态度。它从“神圣仪式的庄严感”扩展到一般正式场合。

💡 常见结构是“a solemn ceremony/occasion”或“solemnly + 动词”。它适合葬礼、宣誓、纪念等庄重场合，不适合普通的商务会议或日常礼节；表达“正式但不沉重”时通常用“formal”。

broadly

The new president took the solemn oath of office.

新总统庄重地宣读了就职誓词。

A solemn ceremony was held to honor the victims.

人们举行了庄重的仪式来悼念遇难者。
core 严肃沉重的

📖 指人的态度、表情或谈话内容非常认真、严肃，几乎没有轻松或玩笑的意味。它像庄严仪式中的神情一样，让人感到事情很重要。

💡 常见结构是“a solemn expression/voice/tone”以及“look/sound solemn”。它强调严肃和沉重，不等于单纯的“认真”或“专心”；在描述人时通常表示当时的状态，不一定是性格特征。

broadly

She gave us a solemn warning before we left.

我们离开前，她严肃地警告了我们。

His face became solemn when he heard the news.

听到这个消息后，他的表情变得严肃起来。
common 令人肃然起敬的

📖 指某种景象、声音或场面本身使人产生严肃、敬畏或沉思的感觉。它不只是“很严肃”，还强调这种对象给人的感染力。

💡 常见结构是“a solemn sight/scene/moment”或“something is solemn”。它通常描述具有感染力的场面，语气比“sad”更庄重；不要把它当作单纯表示令人难过的词。

broadly

The silent memorial was a solemn sight.

那座寂静的纪念碑令人肃然起敬。
rare 阴郁无欢的

📖 指气氛或景象沉闷、阴郁，几乎没有欢乐色彩，是从“严肃沉重”进一步弱化为“令人感到压抑”的用法。

💡 这种用法较旧，现代英语中通常会用“gloomy”或“somber”表达类似意思。遇到它时可先按“沉重、阴郁”理解，不要把它误当成表示神圣仪式的固定含义。

broadly obsolete

solemner comparative more solemn comparative solemnest superlative most solemn superlative

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; ;

同义词集: earnest sincere solemn

both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate

an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant

a film with a solemn social message

近似: serious

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; ; ; ;

同义词集: grave sedate sober solemn

a grave God-fearing man

a quiet sedate nature

as sober as a judge

a solemn promise

the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence

近似: serious

🌳 词源

源自中古英语和古法语，最终与拉丁语中表示既定仪式、传统和宗教礼仪的词有关。

From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms], from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain; sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.

🔄 变式

more solemn compar most solemn superl solemner compar solemnest superl

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