profundity /prəˈfʌndɪtɪ/ (profundities)

• 1.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Profundity is great intellectual depth and understanding. 深奥; 深刻

  例：

  The profundity of this book is achieved with breathtaking lightness.

  这本书极为深入浅出。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） If you refer to the profundity of a feeling, experience, or change, you mean that it is deep, powerful, or serious. 深厚; 深刻 [usu N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...the profundity of the structural problems besetting the country.

  ...困扰这个国家的严重的结构性问题。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A profundity is a remark that shows great intellectual depth and understanding. 深奥的话语; 深刻的话语

  例：

  His work is full of profundities and asides concerning the human condition.

  他的作品充满了有关人类境况的深邃见解和话外音。