earnest

英['ə:nist]美['ə:nist]

adj.
非常认真的，诚实的，真诚的

名　词：ear'nestness

副　词：ear'nestly

同反义词

同：	[a.] businesslike, dear, sincere, solemn

词义辨析

earnest，serious，grave，severe，solemn，sober

这些形容词均有“严肃的”之意。
earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。
serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。
grave侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。
severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。
solemn指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。
sober侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

参考例句

The gangster was in deadly earnest about hi threat to burn down the club unless the protection money was paid.
这个歹徒一本正经地威胁说要烧毁这个俱乐部，除非向他交付保护费。收藏
To exhort or remonstrate with earnest words prompted by a kind heart
苦口婆心收藏
Nothing so aggravates an earnest person as passive resistance.
消极反抗最使真心实意的人恼火。收藏
The rain came on in earnest, and Oak soon felt the water to be tracking cold and clammy routes down his back
雨真正下了起来，奥克很快就感到雨水冷嗖嗖地顺着后脊梁往下流着。收藏
In earnest; in seriousness
有诚心;认真地收藏

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英英解释

名词解释：

something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

形容词解释：

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
- an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
- a film with a solemn social message
[同] earnest, sincere, solemn
earnest
- one's dearest wish
- devout wishes for their success
- heartfelt condolences
[同] dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt

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