earnest
earnest是什么意思,earnest怎么读 语音:
英音 ['ɜ:nɪst]
美音 [ˈɚnɪst]
adj. 热心的;诚挚的,真挚的;重要的
n. 热心;认真;定钱,保证金;诚挚
复数: earnests
易混淆的单词: Earnest
earnest 严肃的,热忱的
来自PIE*er, 行动,开始。其本义为严肃,认真的开始,行动,原词义见in earnest. 后引申词义热忱的。
1. assiduity&earnest:刻苦认真;吃苦仔细
2. be in earnest:急迫;急切
3. in real earnest:认真地;实实在在
4. pay earnest money:[会计]付定金;付定钱
5. Earnest Brunner:及艾奈斯宾纳
6. Earnest Peter:欧内斯特
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用作形容词(adj.)
- I'm sure he was earnest when he said he would come.
我相信他说他会来是认真的。
- He is a good, earnest, diligent student.
他是一个认真勤奋的好学生。
- I strive to live each day with earnest gratitude.
我努力使生活的每一天都充满真诚的感激。
用作名词(n.)
- Earnest was legally unnecessary.
法律上并不要求必须有定金。
- The money was given in earnest to finalize the contract.
这笔钱是作为敲定合同的定金。
- The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come.
当前的经济滑坡预示着一次大的衰退即将来临。
- You will have to pay""earnest money""to guarantee your participation till the end of the tender.
为保证您自始至终参加投标,您应该缴纳保证金。
用作名词(n.)
- She spoke half in sport, half in earnest.
她半开玩笑半认真地说。
- At last he has settled to his work in earnest.
最后他安心认真地干起他的工作来。
- I could tell she spoke in earnest.
我看得出她是郑重其事地说的。
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