earnest
翻譯
認真的, 真誠的, 誠摯的
例句
He made an earnest attempt to solve the problem.
他認真地嘗試解決那個問題。
She has an earnest desire to help others.
她有幫助他人的真誠願望。
They were in earnest conversation.
他們在進行認真的交談。
文法模式
an earnest ((noun)) 真誠的(名詞) He gave an earnest apology.
in earnest 認真地 They began to work in earnest.
近義詞
Synonyms: sincere, serious, solemn; Antonyms: flippant, frivolous
詞源
源自古英語「eornost」，意為「嚴肅，熱情」。與德語單詞「Ernst」有關。
記憶技巧
把「earn-est」想像成某人盡其「earn-est」（最大努力）來表現真誠。