a)spoken used to show that what you say next is not a joke, especially because it is important 说正经的SYN seriously
In all seriousness, if Tom does resign, a lot of other people will start leaving too.
说正经的,如果汤姆真的辞职,其他许多人也会走的。
b)in a way that is not joking 严肃认真地
‘Playing with Richie was the highlight of my musical career, ’ said Sonny in all seriousness.
“和里奇同台演出是我音乐生涯中最重要的时刻。”桑尼很认真地说道。
Examples from the Corpus
in all seriousness• The material on which the congressional record is founded is done there every day in all seriousness.• Nothing is so funny as something done in all seriousness.• Did you feel, in all seriousness, you were dying?• He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week.• She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies.• We wonderin all seriousness if alcohol had anything to do with it.