gravitas

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The young Kim may skip a year or two and celebrate his 30th birthday that year, just to gain a bit of gravitas.
僅僅只是為了獲取一點(diǎn)兒莊嚴(yán)，年輕的金正云或許會(huì)虛算一到兩歲，好在那年慶祝他30歲的生日。
The second: when you do come down strongly on someone’s side, refer to a higher authority to give yourself the requisite gravitas.
第二守則，如果你很確定地站在某人一邊，要搬出一個(gè)更高的權(quán)威，給你那必需的莊嚴(yán)。
But given this wealth of choices Mr Obama would do well to be careful: he needs someone with a delicate combination of executive experience and personal gravitas.
不過(guò)，盡管選擇余地如此充裕，奧巴馬先生還是謹(jǐn)慎為妙：他需要一個(gè)巧妙結(jié)合了行政經(jīng)驗(yàn)和莊嚴(yán)的個(gè)人氣質(zhì)的人。

But who is the conservative politician with the gravitas and boldness to challenge Obama?
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But it's just that he brings a lot of gravitas again with foreign policy.
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Rose brings a dose of intellectual gravitas cultivated from his long-running late-night PBS interview show.
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seriousness and importance of manner, causing feelings of respect and trust in others

If you say that someone has gravitas, you mean that you respect them because they seem serious and intelligent.