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be in earnest phrase to be speaking honestly: (说话时)是认真的;是诚挚的 I thought he was joking - I didn't realize he was in earnest.我还以为他在开玩笑——没想到他是认真的。 When I said I admired your work, I was in earnest. He laughed as he said it, but I knew he was in earnest. When she says these things, do you think she's in earnest? It sounded like a joke but he was in earnest. She was in earnest about her dreams and aspirations. See also
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