ear·nest1 /ˈɜːnɪst $ ˈɜːr-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGvery serious and sincere 非常认真的,真诚的 a rather earnest young man 相当认真的一个年轻人
Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl. 马修斯在和一个年轻姑娘认真地谈话。
an earnest desire to offer something useful to society 为社会做贡献的真诚愿望
earnest expression/look/voice etc 认真的表情/神情/声音等
earnest attempt/effort etc 热切的尝试/努力等
► see thesaurus at serious —earnestly adverbadv earnestly discussing politics 认真地讨论政治
—earnestness noun [uncountableU]