heavy(形容词):重的;沉的;(数量、程度)大的/强烈的;(气氛、情绪)沉重的。也可指“(食物)油腻难消化的”等其他常见含义。
/ˈhevi/
The box is too heavy for me to carry.
这个箱子太重了,我搬不动。
After the announcement, there was a heavy silence in the room, as everyone tried to understand what it meant.
宣布之后,房间里陷入了沉重的寂静,大家都在努力理解这意味着什么。
来自古英语 hefig,原意与“重、沉”相关,进一步引申出“沉重的(心情/气氛)”“强烈的(雨、交通、工作量等)”等抽象用法。