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

• If you don't pass that test, no one's going to worry too much about your gravitas because you are struck off the list, 'Ms. Hewlett says.
  休利特说，如果你没有通过这个测试，就没有人会太在意你举止是否庄重，因为你已经被从名单上除名。
• He's an effective enough politician but somehow he lacks the statesmanlike gravitas of a world leader.
  他是一个足够引人注意的政客，但他却有些缺乏一个世界领袖的政治家般的庄严举止。
• 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。
• Such careers had no particular gravitas – but all that has changed.
  这种职业没有特别庄严，不过这一切都改变了。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Gravitas, especially confidence in your own abilities and knowledge, is by far the most important of the three, according to 67% of those polled, although it overlaps a lot with communication, which got 28% of the vote.
  庄重，尤其是对自身能力与知识的自信，是三者之中最重要的一项。67%的受访者选择了该项，虽然它与沟通有许多重合之处。选择沟通的受访者比例为28%。
• 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。