serious
日本語WordNet
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
completely lacking in playfulness
JMdict
AIによる解説
Thoughtful and earnest rather than joking; requiring careful consideration. Also describes something of great importance or severity.
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We had been containing expenses successfully until unexpected costs created serious budget pressures.
予期しないコストが深刻な予算圧力を生み出すまで、私たちは費用をうまく抑制していました。
He got dismissed when serious misconduct got proven beyond reasonable doubt.
重大な不正行為が合理的な疑いを超えて証明されたとき、彼は解雇されました。
Seeing that diplomatic efforts have yielded minimal progress, alternative approaches merit serious consideration by policymakers.
外交努力が最小限の進歩しかもたらさなかったことを考えると、代替アプローチは政策立案者による真剣な検討に値します。
Alarming is the deterioration of infrastructure, posing serious risks to public safety and economic productivity.
インフラの悪化は警戒すべきもので、公共の安全と経済生産性に深刻なリスクをもたらしています。
Few institutions maintain rigorous standards consistently; most exhibit little accountability when confronting scandals exposing serious misconduct.
厳格な基準を一貫して維持している機関はほとんどない。ほとんどは深刻な不正行為を暴露するスキャンダルに直面したときにほとんど説明責任を示さない。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz