同近义词辨析
weighty, heavy
这组词都有“重的,沉重的”的意思,其区别是:
weighty多指实际上而不是相对的沉重,引申指严重或重要。
heavy普通用词,指重量或体积大大超过同类物体,常用作引申,多指精神上的重压等。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Let us turn to less weighty matters.
让我们换个话题谈谈不那么严重的事情吧。 - Mr.White is a weighty merchant of Boston.
怀特先生是一个有影响力的波士顿商人。 - Your baggage must be very weighty.
我猜想您的行李一定是非常沉的。 - Lucy seemed to have something weighty on her mind.
露西好像心事重重。 - The following sentence is taken from the weighty judgment of a scholarly reviewer.
下句即取自一位博学的评论家的权威性文章。
权威例句
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