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单词 earnestness
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earnestness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɜː.nɪst.nəs/us
/ˈɝː.nɪst.nəs/
determinationandseriousness,especiallywhen this is withouthumour:
认真；有决心；郑重其事；诚挚
Sincerity and earnestness are hisstrongpoints.真诚和恳切是他的强项。
Theaffectionateearnestness of hismannergave thechildconfidencein him.他深情的认真态度让孩子对他充满信心。
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  • Evadescribedthesombresilenceand earnestness ofpurposeshownby herstudentsatexaminationtime.
  • IheardMarcspeak, and I wasimpressedby his earnestness.
  • His earnestness is alwaystemperedby asenseof theabsurd.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking humour
  • be no laughing matteridiom
  • beyond
  • beyond a jokeidiom
  • earnestly
  • intense
  • joke
  • lightly
  • mirthlessly
  • overearnest
  • play it straightidiom
  • po-faced
  • poker-faced
  • solemnity
  • starchy
  • turgid
  • turgidity
  • turgidly
  • ultra-serious
  • unamusing
  • unfunny
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Strength of will and determination
(Definition ofearnestnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofearnestness

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One must be touched by theearnestnessthat makes a man wear asymmetrical clothing because, strictly speaking, he needs only one wide sleeve.
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This book carries with it theearnestnessof its dissertation origins.
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The ineffectiveness of the process renders it harmless and theearnestnessof the young lovers swept along in it makes it all charming.
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It is easy to dismiss these neopronouns as a joke, and theearnestnesswith which they are often coined as misguided.
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In the deterioration of this character,earnestnessinclines towards dejection, devotion towards fanaticism, love of freedom to enthusiasm.
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They are a pretty sober bunch, if anything, too much dogged by bourgeoisearnestness.
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Reservations aside, few can fail to note and applaud theearnestness, some would say moral concerns, of the contributors to this volume.
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Evangelical values ofearnestnessand sincerity along with social norms of feminine reserve are invoked here in opposition to theatrical self-display.
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The new leisure activities of the dacha contrasted as well with the stultifyingearnestnessof the intelligentsia with its guilt-laden yet arrogant mission to save the lower orders.
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The overriding impressions they leave on first hearing are ofearnestnessand solid musicianship, but if ever there was a disc that demanded patience and repeated listening this is it.
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I would point out, with the greatest possibleearnestnessand sincerity, that there is another end of education than that.
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He did it in allearnestness, and in all sincerity, in order to warn the public.
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That demand is put forward with greatearnestnessand much seriousness.
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I put this with all seriousness andearnestness.
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He then told us with greatearnestnessand conviction why he felt unable to vote against this motion.
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