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gravitas (n.)
[gravitas 词源字典]
1924, usually in italics, from Latin
gravitas
"weight, heaviness;" figuratively, of persons, "dignity, presence, influence" (see
gravity
). A word wanted when
gravity
acquired a primarily scientific meaning.
[gravitas etymology, gravitas origin, 英语词源]