earnest的意思

基本释义

• adj 认真的，热心的；重要的

  very serious and sincere

• n 认真；定金；诚挚

  if something starts happening in earnest, it begins properly – used when it was happening in a small or informal way before

例句

1. a rather earnest young man

   相当认真的一个年轻人

2. Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl.

   马修斯在和一个年轻姑娘认真地谈话。

3. an earnest desire to offer something useful to society

   为社会做贡献的真诚愿望

短语

• in earnest 认真的；诚挚地；正经的
• in real earnest adv. 认真地
• in sad earnest [古语]十分严肃地，一本正经地

近义词

同根词