adj.严肃认真的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sober (adjective)1.
a) sparing in the use of food and drink - abstemious
b) not addicted to intoxicating drink
c) not drunk
2.
marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor
3.
- unhurried calm
4.
marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness - a sober candlelight vigil
5.
subdued in tone or color
6.
showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice serious
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to make sober to become sober - usually used with up
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sober (adjective)1.
not having one's mind affected by alcohol
SYNONYMS:
clearheaded, straightRELATED WORDS:
abstemious, abstinent, dry, teetotal, temperate; cool, level, steadyNEAR ANTONYMS:
alcoholic, bibulous, crapulous, dipsomaniacal; maudlin, tiddly []; befuddled, besotted, dopey ( dopy); debauched, dissipated, dissolute2.
based on sound reasoning or information
SYNONYMS:
commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, firm, hard, informed, just, justified, levelheaded, logical, rational, reasonable, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid, well-foundedRELATED WORDS:
actual, real, true; certain, sure; certified, validated, verified; confirmed, corroborated, substantiated; cogent, convincing; colorable, credible, plausibleNEAR ANTONYMS:
unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted; flimsy, implausible, unconvincing, weak; fallacious, false, misguided, misled3.
not joking or playful in mood or manner
SYNONYMS:
earnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, po-faced, sedate, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, staid, uncomic, unsmiling, weightyRELATED WORDS:
harsh, stern, strict; businesslike, professional; dignified, distinguished, elevated, serious-minded; gloomy, grimNEAR ANTONYMS:
antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, hysterical ( hysteric), laughable, light, light-headed, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious; featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, lighthearted, puerile, scatterbrained; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, insane, jerky, kooky ( kookie), loony ( looney), lunatic, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, unwise, wacky ( whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany4.
not excessively showy
SYNONYMS:
conservative, low-key ( low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentiousRELATED WORDS:
appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated; inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful; drab, mousy ( mousey); practical, sensibleNEAR ANTONYMS:
meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded ( gilt), ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought5.
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
SYNONYMS:
abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober, temperateRELATED WORDS:
ascetic ( ascetical), austere; disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governedNEAR ANTONYMS:
gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious; Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary; masturbatory, onanistic