gravitas
gravitas 英 [ˈgrævɪtɑ:s] 美 [ˈɡrævɪˌtɑs]
n. （拉）庄严；庄重；庄严的举止
名词复数:gravitass
- Gravitas is seriousness and dignity. It's hard to take someone seriously who's wearing full clown makeup, no matter how much gravitas they speak with.
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- n. （拉）庄严；庄重；庄严的举止
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1. The second: when you do come down strongly on someone’s side, refer to a higher authority to give yourself the requisite gravitas.
第二守则，如果你很确定地站在某人一边，要搬出一个更高的权威，给你那必需的庄严。
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2. The Presidents gave bipartisan gravitas to the campaign, and we needed all the help we could get.
总统们到场为这个活动带来了两党合作的庄严气氛，而我们需要所有能够得到的帮助。
- gravitas (n.) 1924, usually in italics, from Latin gravitas "weight, heaviness;" figuratively, of persons, "dignity, presence, influence" (see gravity). A word wanted when gravity acquired a primarily scientific meaning.
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