earnest1
a.
- 認真的;誠摯的;熱心的[(+in/about/over)]Mrs. White is earnest about community work.
懷特太太對社區工作十分熱心。
She is earnest in her work.她工作很認真。
Mary is an earnest worker.瑪麗是一個認真的工人。
- 重要的;嚴肅的
n.
- 認真,誠摯[U]I'm not joking; I'm in earnest.
我不是開玩笑;我是認真的。
衍生
ad.
earnestly
n. [U]
earnestness