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词汇 earnest
释义

earnest¹

/ˈɜːnɪst//ˈɜːrnɪst/
★★★★adj.
  • earnest
  • more earnest
  • most earnest

adj

  • ① 认真的;诚挚的;热忱的<in, about>
    • He's an earnest young man.他是个认真的年轻人。
    • He has an earnest face.他有一张诚摰的面孔。
    • one's earnest wish诚摰的愿望
    • He was very earnest about going abroad.他很认真地想出国。
  • ② 重要的;严肃的
    • Life is earnest.人生是严肃的(★Longfellow 的诗句)。

n

  • ① 认真;郑重

词族

  • earnestlyadv.认真地;诚挚地
  • earnestnessn.诚挚

短语

  • in earnest
    • ① 认真地;郑重地
    • Are you in earnest?你是当真的吗?
    • It began to snow in earnest.雪真的下大了。
  • in good [real, dead, deadly] earnest
    • ① 一本正经地;非常认真地

同义词

  • eageradj.热心的
  • industriousadj.勤勉的

earnest²

/ˈɜːnɪst//ˈɜːrnɪst/
★★★★adj.

n

  • ① 定金;保证金
    • Take this as an earnest of what is to come.请收下此款作为定金,余额以后付清。
  • ② 预兆
    • an earnest of victory胜利的前兆

字辨

pledge: 指做为某种行为、契约或借款的保证所给与的东西

He gave her a ring as a pledge.

earnest: 指当作未来的行为或事物的承诺或保证所提供的东西

Take this as an earnest of the further payment.

token: 指做为权威、诚意、信用等的表征之物,或具有此种表征的东西

This fountain pen is a token of our gratitude.
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