earnest
adj
noun
ˈɜːnɪəst
adj
1
very
serious
and
sincere
非常认真的; 郑重其事的
a
rather
earnest
young
man
相当认真的一名年轻人
Matthews
was
in
earnest
conversation
with
a
young
girl.
马修斯在与一位年轻姑娘认真地谈话。
an
earnest
desire
to
offer
something
useful
to
society
向社会提供有用之物的真诚愿望
earnest
expression/look/voice
etc
earnest
attempt/effort
etc
earnestly
discussing
politics
认真地讨论政治
noun
2
in earnest
if
something
starts
happening
in
earnest,
it
begins
properly
–
used
when
it
was
happening
in
a
small
or
informal
way
before
真正地; 认真地
On
Monday
your
training
begins
in
earnest
!
星期一你的训练就真正开始了！
3
be in earnest
to
really
mean
what
you
are
saying,
especially
when
expressing
an
intention
or
wish
是认真的，是诚挚的〔尤指在表达意图或愿望时〕
She
wasn’t
sure
whether
he
was
in
earnest
or
not.
她吃不准他是不是认真的。
be
in
dead/deadly/complete
earnest
Although
he
smiled,
Ashley
knew
he
was
in
deadly
earnest.
虽然他笑了，但阿什莉知道他是极其认真的。