earnestness
英 ['ɜ:nɪstnəs] 美 ['ɜnɪstnəs]

n.

认真，真挚；坚定；急切；一本正经的文风

英英释义

earnestness[ 'ə:nistnis ]

• n.
  • an earnest and sincere feeling

    同义词：seriousnesssincerity

  • the trait of being serious

    同义词：seriousnessserious-mindednesssincerity

双语例句

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。

权威例句

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