earnest是什么意思_earnest怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;"both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"
"an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"
"a film with a solemn social message"

earnest;"one"s dearest wish"
"devout wishes for their success"
"heartfelt condolences"

not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

中英词源

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。

earnest: earnest: [OE] Earnest was originally a much more red-blooded word than it is today. It comes ultimately from a Germanic base *ern- which denoted ‘vigour’ or ‘briskness’. To this was added the noun suffix – ost (earnest was originally a noun), giving Old English eornost, which appears at first to have meant ‘intense passion’, and particularly ‘zeal in battle’. However, by the end of the Old English period there is already evidence of a semantic toning down from ‘intensity of feeling’ to ‘seriousness of feeling’ (as opposed to ‘frivolity’), a process which has culminated in modern English connotations of ‘over-seriousness’.
earnest (adj.1): from Old English eornoste (adj.) "zealous, serious," or from Old English noun eornost "seriousness, serious intent" (surviving only in the phrase in earnest), from Proto-Germanic *er-n-os-ti- (cognates: Old Saxon ernust, Old Frisian ernst, Old High German arnust "seriousness, firmness, struggle," German Ernst "seriousness;" Gothic arniba "safely, securely;" Old Norse ern "able, vigorous," jarna "fight, combat"), perhaps from PIE root *er- (1) "to move, set in motion." The proper name Ernest (literally "resolute") is from the same root. Related: Earnestness.
earnest (adj.2): "portion of something given or done in advance as a pledge," early 15c., with excrescent -t- (perhaps from influence of the other earnest), from Middle English ernes (c. 1200), "a pledge or promise;" often "a foretaste of what is to follow;" also (early 13c.) "sum of money as a pledge to secure a purchase or bind a bargain (earnest-money); from Old French erres and directly from Latin arra, probably from Phoenician or another Semitic language (compare Hebrew "eravon "a pledge"). Sometimes in Middle English as erness, suggesting it was perceived as er "early" + -ness.

词态变化

副词 earnestly;
名词 earnestness;

权威造句

1. It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers.: 它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。

2. While this conver-sation was going on, I was listening with earnest attention.: 这场对话进行的时候，我聚精会神地听着。

3. On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.: 12月8日，一场大规模媒体宣传活动轰轰烈烈地展开了。

4. The race for the White House begins in earnest today.: 入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。

5. Ella was a pious, earnest woman.: 埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。

近反义词

serious 严肃的

sincere 真诚的

determined 坚定的

resolute 坚决的

decided 确定的

devoted 投入的

solemn 庄严的

heartfelt 衷心的

grave 坟墓

sober 清醒的

intense 强大的

deep 深的

strong 强烈的

businesslike 有效率的

devout 虔诚的

dear 亲爱的

相似短语

in earnest adv. 认真地，诚挚地，郑重地

in real earnest adv.认真地

earnest money n. 定金

be earnest about 对…认真,认真对待…

in sober earnest 严肃认真地

in good earnest 非常认真地, 郑重其事地

in sad earnest adv.一本正经地,十分严肃地

be in sober earnest 非常严肃认真

in dead earnest 非常认真地, 郑重其事地

recipient of the earnest 【法】收受定金的人

单词分析

这些形容词均有“严肃的”之意。
earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。
serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。
grave侧重严肃和尊严，需要认真思考，含令人担忧意味。
severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。
solemn指人表情或场景气氛严肃，侧重威严名印象深刻。
sober侧重因控制或抑制自己的感情而表现出的庄重。

记忆方法

Earnest: earn(赚钱),est(最高级)，赚钱最多的人是----认真的。
3. earn + -est => 只有认真、热心、真诚的人才会收获得最多，才会得到最多的收获。

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