solemnity
[UK]/sə'lem.nɪ.ti/ [US]/-nə.tˌi/
noun
[U] (also solemnness)
* the quality of being serious
严肃，庄严，庄重

1. the solemnity of a funeral service
葬礼仪式的庄严肃穆

solemnities [plural]
* the ways of behaving or the activities which are considered suitable for a serious formal social ceremony, such as a funeral
（葬礼等场合）庄重严肃的举止，庄严肃穆的仪式

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solemnity
so·lem·nity / sE5lemnEti / noun1. [U] the quality of being solemn
   庄严；庄重；严肃；郑重:
   He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity.
   他脸上挂着笑容,但眼神依旧严肃。
   He was buried with great pomp and solemnity.
   他的葬礼盛大而隆重。
2. solemnities [pl.] (formal) formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion
   (重大场合的)礼仪,仪式:
   to observe the solemnities of the occasion
   遵守这一盛典的礼仪

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solemnity noun

• ADJECTIVE great The monument was unveiled with great ~. | mock | due

• … OF SOLEMNITY air, sense An air of ~ hung over the event.

• PREPOSITION with ~ I responded with due ~.

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solemnity

noun
1 the solemnity of the occasion
DIGNITY , ceremony, stateliness, courtliness, majesty, impressiveness, portentousness, splendour, magnificence, grandeur, importance, augustness, formality; solemnness.

2 he paused and looked at Mike with great solemnity
SERIOUSNESS , earnestness, gravity, sobriety, sombreness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humourlessness, glumness, gloominess, moodiness;
THOUGHTFULNESS , preoccupation, pensiveness, meditativeness; staidness, sedateness, studiousness, bookishness, owlishness; solemnness.

3 usu. solemnities the law requires certain solemnities to make a contract binding
FORMALITIES , proceedings, business, rigmarole, ado, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, festivity; informal palaver, performance.

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solemnity 庄严，郑重，礼仪，仪式
solemn, 仪式的；-ity, 名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

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