serious

serious
シリアス
しんこく 深刻
げん
あつい 篤い
しんみり
けんあく 険悪
まじめ 真面目
せつじつ 切実
ゆゆしい 由由しい <illness>
じゅうとく 重篤 <not capricious or flirtatious>
マジ to become serious:
むきになる
* * *
/sí(ə)riəs/ 〔「まじめな, おごそかな」が原義〕〈派〉seriously(副)
〖形〗
1 〈人・性格が〉生まじめな; (陽気さ・快活さがなく)考え込んだ(grave); 〈行事・状況などが〉厳粛な(solemn)

a ~ father (叱られた子供が)こわいお父さん

You look ~ today. 今日は深刻そうな顔をしているね(, どうしたの).

2 〈人が〉〔…に対して〕本気のその気になってabout〕; 本気〔で…するつもり〕で〔about doing〕; 〈人の行為などが〉本気の, (冗談でなく)まじめな; 熱心な

When talking about his hobby, he always puts on a ~ expression. 趣味の話になると彼はいつも真剣な顔つきになる

You can't be ~! まさか, 本気で言ってるのか.

3 〈事態・病気などが〉重大な危険をはらんだ, 深刻な, ゆゆしい(grave)

a ~ mistake 重大な誤り

xa) ~ damage 深刻な損害

Is it ~? (病院で)かなり悪いのでしょうか

Don't worry. It's nothing ~. 心配するな. 大したことじゃないよ.

4 [通例限定]〈作品などが〉芸術本位の, 堅い(⇔light, popular)

~ literature 純文学.

5 [限定]((略式))〈金額などが〉相当な

~ money 多額の金.

〖副〗((米略式)) ⇒ =seriously .

English-Japanese dictionary. 2013.

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