weighty

Compared meaning: weighing a lot (adjective).

比较义项：重的，分量大（形容词）。

• heavy

  The plain, everyday word for physical weight; used constantly in casual and formal speech alike for anything that weighs a lot.

  这是形容物理重量最普通、最常用的词，无论口语还是书面语，形容任何重的东西都可以用。

  My suitcase was so heavy that I could barely lift it onto the shelf.

  我的行李箱太重了，我几乎没法把它抬到架子上。

• weighty 本词

  A more formal or literary word for heavy; in everyday speech it sounds a little old-fashioned or bookish when used for literal weight.

  这是 heavy 更正式、更书面的说法；用来形容实际重量时，在日常口语中听起来略显老派或文绉绉。

  The old oak door was surprisingly weighty, and it took real effort to push open.

  这扇老橡木门出乎意料地沉重，要花很大力气才能推开。

Heavy is the common everyday word for physical weight, used constantly in casual and formal speech alike. Weighty is more formal or literary, and sounds old-fashioned when used for literal weight instead of heavy.

heavy 和 weighty 在“分量大”这个意思上相近，但 heavy 是日常最常用的说法，几乎可以形容任何重的东西；weighty 语气更正式、更书面，在描述实际重量时不如 heavy 常用。这里不比较 heavy 的其他用法（如“交通繁忙”“大雨”等）和 weighty 常见的比喻义“重大的、举足轻重的”（如 weighty decision）。