| 词汇 | earnestness |
| 释义 | earnestness noun[ U ] uk /ˈɜː.nɪst.nəs/ us /ˈɝː.nɪst.nəs/ determination and seriousness, especially when this is without humour: 认真;有决心;郑重其事;诚挚 Sincerity and earnestness are his strong points.真诚和恳切是他的强项。 The affectionate earnestness of his manner gave the child confidence in him.他深情的认真态度让孩子对他充满信心。 See earnest Eva described the sombre silence and earnestness of purpose shown by her students at examination time. I heard Marc speak, and I was impressed by his earnestness. His earnestness is always tempered by a sense of the absurd. Lacking humour a laugh a minuteidiom be no laughing matteridiom beyond beyond a jokeidiom earnestly humourlessly intense lightly mirthlessly saturnine sober soberly solemnity sombreness starchy straight-facedly turgid turgidity turgidly ultra-serious You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Strength of will and determination Examples of earnestnessearnestness One must be touched by the earnestness that makes a man wear asymmetrical clothing because, strictly speaking, he needs only one wide sleeve. This book carries with it the earnestness of its dissertation origins. The ineffectiveness of the process renders it harmless and the earnestness of the young lovers swept along in it makes it all charming. It is easy to dismiss these neopronouns as a joke, and the earnestness with which they are often coined as misguided. In the deterioration of this character, earnestness inclines towards dejection, devotion towards fanaticism, love of freedom to enthusiasm. They are a pretty sober bunch, if anything, too much dogged by bourgeois earnestness. Reservations aside, few can fail to note and applaud the earnestness, some would say moral concerns, of the contributors to this volume. Evangelical values of earnestness and sincerity along with social norms of feminine reserve are invoked here in opposition to theatrical self-display. The new leisure activities of the dacha contrasted as well with the stultifying earnestness of the intelligentsia with its guilt-laden yet arrogant mission to save the lower orders. The overriding impressions they leave on first hearing are of earnestness and solid musicianship, but if ever there was a disc that demanded patience and repeated listening this is it. I would point out, with the greatest possible earnestness and sincerity, that there is another end of education than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did it in all earnestness, and in all sincerity, in order to warn the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That demand is put forward with great earnestness and much seriousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put this with all seriousness and earnestness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He then told us with great earnestness and conviction why he felt unable to vote against this motion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of earnestness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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