earnestness

英 ['ɜːnɪstnəs] 美 ['ɜːnɪstnəs]

• n. 坚定；认真；急切

英英释义

Noun:

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

2. the trait of being serious;

   "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The massa's eyes drank in the wet-eyed earnestness of his beloved niece.
   老爷如醉如痴地欣赏他心爱的侄女那种双眼饱含泪水的认真神情。
2. Ralph resented this charge with more apparent earnestness than he commonly used.
   拉尔夫不接受这种指责，他的态度比平时明朗而认真。
3. He looked with inquiring earnestness at his two daughters and Edmund, dwelling particularly on the latter.
   他以急切询问的目光看着他的两女儿和埃德蒙，尤其是注视着埃德蒙。

词汇搭配

• in all earnestness 严肃地
• earnest 认真的

近反义词

【近义词】

• sincerity 真诚
• seriousness 严肃
• enthusiasm 热情
• conviction 坚信
• eagerness 渴望
• justice 公平
• solemnity 庄严
• intensity 强度
• feeling 感觉
• depth 深度
• serious-mindedness 性格严肃