earnest
pronunciation
UK [ˈɜːnɪst]
US [ˈɜːrnɪst]
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- adj.
- 热心的
- 诚挚的，真挚的
- 重要的
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- n.
- 热心
- 认真
- 定钱，保证金
- 诚挚
Word Origin
earnest 严肃的，热忱的
来自PIE*er, 行动，开始。其本义为严肃，认真的开始，行动，原词义见in earnest. 后引申词义热忱的。
Example
- 1. Self-disclosure brings to mind earnest conversations about our deepest hopes and fears .
- 自我表露给人的印象就是认真的探讨我们最大的愿望和最深的恐惧。
- 2. Rahul gandhi 's stump speech ( brief and earnest ) earns few cheers .
- 甘地的竞选演说（简单而认真）几乎没赢得什么欢呼。
- 3. Television ads for mitt romney show earnest youngsters scornfully intoning the 2008 slogans they once found so inspiring .
- 米特罗姆尼的电视宣传广告中的场面就是认真的年轻人们满含失落的读着2008年时振奋人心的竞选口号。
- 4. The earnest young man also loved looking under the hood of companies to see how their wiring might be improved .
- 这位认真热忱的年轻人还喜欢深入各公司仔细勘查，看看能否改善其电路布线。
- 5. Dwelling on the earth had many small costs , but they were all worth living an earnest life in harmony with nature .
- 生活在地球上需要付出许多小的代价，但他们都值得过一种认真的生活，与大自然和谐相处。
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