solemn
要点まじめな、厳かな(おごそかな)
意味
- まじめな,謹厳な,重々しい(grave)
- 厳かな(おごそかな),厳粛な,荘重な,荘厳な
- 宗教上の,神聖な(sacred)
- 儀式をともなう,儀式張った
例文
The priest pretends to be solemn in public.
その聖職者は人前では真面目なふりをする。
Roy looked solemn as I told him the story.
その悪い知らせを話した時、ロイはまじめな顔つきをした。
They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.
彼らは教会内での厳粛な儀式を畏敬の念をもって見守った。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms], from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annua…