I understood the momentousness of the sentiment - I want you to audition for that role, he was telling me; it was, more than anything, a declaration of love - yet it made me nervous.

我晓得这话的分量——他是在告诉我：我要你试演那个角色；不管怎么说，这都是一个爱的宣示——但这还是叫我神经紧张。

youdao

While you theatergoing butterflies out there keep nattering on about the Tonys — who will win, who should win, and so on — I have been focused on an issue of far greater momentousness and urgency.

当你们这些剧院的疯狂粉丝正在闲扯谁得了托尼奖，谁应该赢等等等等的时候，我已经开始关注于一个更重要更紧急的问题。

youdao

My younger brother James, fully appreciating the momentousness of the occasion, came straight from a root canal to join us.

WSJ: At 88, a World Full of Wonders

Even in flashback, the momentousness of the early days comes through.

NEWYORKER: The Artists