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soberly

/ˈsoʊbɝɫi/ adv

In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.

Word Origin Soberly comes from Latin sobrius, which is likely from se- 'without' and ebrius 'drunk' — literally 'not drunk.' So sober originally meant abstaining from alcohol, then extended to seriousness and restraint. The same root ebrius gives us inebriation (drunkenness). Soberly is the adverb: doing something in a sober manner.

adv In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.

He spoke soberly about the challenges facing the company.

(副词) 冷静地；沉着地；严肃地；镇定地

他冷静地谈论了公司面临的挑战。

(adverbio) sobriamente; con sobriedad; seriamente; gravemente; mesuradamente [De manera sobria; con templanza; con calma; con serenidad; gravemente; con seriedad.]

Habló con sobriedad sobre los desafíos que enfrentaba la empresa.

(adverbe) sobrement; posément; gravement; sérieusement; calmement [D'une manière sobre, mesurée, calme et sérieuse.]

Il a parlé avec sobriété des défis auxquels l'entreprise devait faire face.

(Adverb) nüchtern; besonnen; ernst; gelassen [Auf eine nüchterne, besonnene oder ernste Weise; ohne Übertreibung oder Emotionalität.]

Er sprach **soberly** über die Herausforderungen, vor denen das Unternehmen steht.

(副詞) 控えめに、冷静に、重々しく、真剣に。感情や興奮を抑えて行動するさま。

彼はその会社が直面している課題について重々しく語った。

(advérbio) sobriamente; com sobriedade; seriamente; gravemente; calmamente [De modo sóbrio; com temperança; friamente; calmamente; gravemente; seriamente.]

Ele falou sobriamente sobre os desafios que a empresa enfrenta.

Synonyms: seriously gravely solemnly calmly temperately moderately sedately staidly Antonyms: frivolously flippantly carelessly lightly
Word parts: sober + ly

Common collocations

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Related words

soberness inebriation

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