[英譯] 問題的「嚴重性」

「我們明白這事的嚴重性」

We understand the ___________ of the problem.
(a) seriousness
(b) gravity
(c) depth
(d) degree


→  (c) depth




(b) gravity 也可以

朗文字典：   formal    the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation

I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation.

The penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.

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來源：WSJ

• U.S. NEWS
• Updated November 15, 2012, 2:53 p.m. ET

• Fed Sees Hurdles in Housing Rebound

The housing market, despite nascent signs of revival, is still plagued by tight credit, underwater borrowers and overdue loans, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech Thursday that expressed a great deal of caution about the progress of the U.S. economic recovery.

"At the Federal Reserve, we understand the depth of the problem and the need for action, and we will continue to use the policy tools that we have to help support economic recovery. "


Source: (Speech  132 KB PDF)
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
At the Operation HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit, Atlanta, Georgia
November 15, 2012
Challenges in Housing and Mortgage Markets

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問題的根源（root）／原因（cause(s)）／根本原因（essence）／（source）（origin）
問題的本質（nature）（essence）
問題的梗概（context）(情況)
問題的嚴重性／規模（scope/dimensions）（extent）（magnitude）（size）
問題的關鍵（crux）

問題的嚴重性（depth）（severity）（gravity）......（enormity）（importance／significance)

crux :

the crux

the most important part of a problem, question, argument etc

The crux of the problem lay in the lack of equipment.