發音
英 ['ɜːnɪst]
釋義
•adj.
•認真的;不開玩笑的;有決心的;熱切的,熱心的;真誠的,誠摯的
•重大的,重要的,莊重的
•n.
•誠摯;嚴肅認真
短語
in earnest 認真的;誠摯地;正經的
in real earnest adv. 認真地
in sad earnest [古語]十分嚴肅地,一本正經地
例句
While you work, you should work in earnest. 當你工作時,你應認真工作。
If I were, this is the stage when I would prepare in earnest for them. 如果我有必要參加考試,我會在這個階段認真準備考試。
The next day, an earnest editor wrote an editorial.He appealed to everyone tohelp each other. 第二天,一個誠摯的編輯寫了一篇社論。 他呼籲每個人互相幫助。