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单词 honestly
释义
honestly
adverb
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst.li/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst.li/
B2
in a way that ishonest:
诚实地，正直地
They have alwaysdealthonestly andfairlywiththeircustomers.他们一直诚实公道地对待顾客。
I can't honestly say whattimeI'll behome.我说不准什么时候能回家。
I'll do ittomorrow, honestly(= Ipromisethat I will do it).我明天会做，我发誓。
More examples
  • I can honestly say that I have nointerestwhatsoeverin theroyalfamily.
  • Heansweredopenlyand honestly without anyhesitation.
  • "Youplayedbrilliantlyin theconcert." "Ohthanks, do you honestlythinkso?"
  • Quite honestly, thethoughtofstandingup andperformingliveterrifiedme.
  • I don'tmindcriticismaslongas it's honestly given and doesn't getpersonal.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Honesty, openness & sincerity
  • above board
  • anti-corruption
  • artless
  • artlessly
  • artlessness
  • bone
  • honourable
  • honourably
  • in
  • in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
  • in good faithidiom
  • joke
  • nail
  • skinny
  • spotless
  • squeaky-clean
  • stainless
  • straight arrowidiom
  • the straight and narrowidiom
  • transparency
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honestly
adverb,exclamation
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst.li/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst.li/
B1
used toemphasizedisapproval:
（用于强调不赞成）
Honestly, you'dthinkshe'd haveaskedyou first!真够呛，你肯定以为她会先问问你的！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: very & extreme
  • abjectly
  • abundantly
  • beyond
  • biblical
  • blankly
  • completely
  • desperately
  • extreme
  • highly
  • positive
  • rank
  • raving
  • smack
  • spectacularly
  • such
  • terrible
  • terribly
  • unutterably
  • veritably
  • wonderfully
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(Definition ofhonestlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

honestly| American Dictionary

honestly
adverb
us
/ˈɑn·əst·li/

honestlyadverb(EMPHASIS)

[not gradable]
used toemphasizethat you aretellingthetruth:
I honestly don’tknowwhat I did toupsether.
Honestly, IwishI hadtimeto do morereading.

honestlyadverb(IN TRUTHFUL WAY)

in a way that istruthful:
We alwaystrytodealhonestly withourcustomers.
(Definition ofhonestlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhonestly

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I suppose that's very important because we were saying things that should be confidential quitehonestly.
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The responsibility of the historian is to reconstruct the past ashonestlyand authentically as possible.
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No revelations are repeated here; buthonestly, this short section is well worth the cover price alone!
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Recording that social experience directly andhonestlyis perhaps strange enough : there is no need to process the material further.
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While governments can secure much valuable intelligence from partners overseas, they also worry that these partners will defect from agreements to share fully andhonestly.
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They seem to have the ability to straddle the border between reality and imagination more effectively andhonestlythan 'ordinary' actors.
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One kind surveys the great variety of thingshonestlylabelled 'faith ' throughout human history, privileging none but seeking common structures and differentiating features.
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The person who would behavehonestlyonly with friends and family is friends-and-family-honest; the person who would behave honestly only in work-related situations is work-situation-honest.
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Readers might wonder whether senatorshonestlylist their all group affiliations.
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The authorshonestlyadmit that they encountered dif®culties in ®nalizing their manuscript.
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Ihonestlydon't see what makes this highly likely, other than a prejudice about the primacy of syntax.
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The plethora of regulation, in the end, relied upon the cooperation and willingness of farmers to reporthonestlyand promptly the information demanded.
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How much will youhonestlybe able to continue to give to this person ?
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Each hashonestlycaptured an aspect of elephantness.
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I canhonestlysay that this was one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life.
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