资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl.
{Weightiest}.]
1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince;
important; forcible; serious; momentous. ``For sundry
weighty reasons.'' --Shak.
Let me have your advice in a weighty affair.
--Swift.
3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] ``Attend our weightier
judgment.'' --Shak.
Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible;
momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.
资料来源 : WordNet®
weighty
adj 1: having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a
weighty package" [ant: {weightless}]
2: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious
thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision
in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters
of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the
peace conference" [syn: {grave}, {grievous}, {heavy}]
3: weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry;
"weighty problems"
4: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: {corpulent}, {obese},
{rotund}]
5: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling
presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: {cogent}, {telling}]
[also: {weightiest}, {weightier}]
weightier
See {weighty}