pay an earnest
He paid an earnest of $500 on the car.
他为这辆车支付了500美元定金。
定金;保证金;押金;严肃;认真的态度;诚挚;预付的定金;由此引申为抵押、保证或某事即将发生的迹象。;为约束合同而由一方给予另一方的有价值的东西;认真;真实;现实(与玩笑或假装相对)
Seriousness; sincere intent.
严肃;认真的态度;诚挚
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
预付的定金;由此引申为抵押、保证或某事即将发生的迹象。
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
为约束合同而由一方给予另一方的有价值的东西
something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
认真;真实;现实(与玩笑或假装相对)
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
The real estate agent asked for a five-thousand-dollar earnest to hold the property.
房地产经纪人要求五千美元的定金来保留房产。
用法提示:earnest 在此为名词,意为“定金”,指为保证合同履行而支付的款项。
We paid an earnest of two months' rent to secure the apartment.
我们支付了两个月的租金作为定金以确保租到公寓。
用法提示:earnest 用作名词,表示“定金”,常用于交易中锁定协议。
The contract was voided, so the buyer demanded the return of his earnest.
合同被作废,因此买方要求退还他的定金。
用法提示:earnest 为名词,指买方预付的定金,此处强调其可返还性。
He paid an earnest of $500 on the car.
他为这辆车支付了500美元定金。
常用于表示象征性的承诺或保证金。
She offered the ring as an earnest of her intention.
她拿出戒指作为她意图的保证。
复合名词,常见于房地产交易。
Earnest money is required to secure the contract.
需要支付定金以确保合同。
最通用,通常可直接替换
用于分期购买,而earnest多用于担保合同履行
强调实物抵押,不限于现金
侧重担保承诺,不一定指已付的款项
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave earnest to the seller.
正确表达He gave an earnest to the seller.
英语中,可数名词“earnest”(成约保证金)前需要加不定冠词a/an;汉语没有冠词,因此学习者常漏掉。加上an后句子语法正确。
grammar · medium
易错句子He paid $500 earnest on the car.
正确表达He paid $500 earnest for the car.
表达“为某物付定金”时,正确的介词是for,表示目的或交换;on常用于“花钱在某物上”,但此处标准搭配是“earnest for”。
此处取“认真、严肃(与玩笑相对)”的名词义;in earnest 与 in jest 相对。
此处取“认真、严肃(与玩笑相对)”的名词义;与 seriousness/gravity 相反,不可用于“定金、保证金”义。
定金 (earnest) 是作为合同担保的部分款项,通常不可退还;而押金 (deposit) 是作为担保的款项,交易完成后可退还。
定金 (earnest) 是确认购买意向的小额款项;首付 (down payment) 是购房或购车时支付的大额首期款,通常占总价的百分比。
定金 (earnest) 是买方支付给卖方的合同保证金;而担保 (guarantee) 可以是第三方提供的保证,不一定是金钱形式。
认真地;正式地;当真地
The work began in earnest after the holidays.
假期结束后,工作正式认真地开始了。
极其认真地;完全当真地
Suddenly the game turned into a fight in deadly earnest.
突然间,游戏变成了一场完全认真的打斗。
定金;保证金
They put down earnest money on the house.
他们为这栋房子付了定金。
…的保证;…的预兆
His early work was an earnest of his future success.
他早期的作品是他未来成功的预兆。
earnest 作为定金或保证金时,常出现在合同订立特别是房屋买卖的语境中。
买方通常支付 earnest money 以表示交易诚意,是交易流程中的一方。
卖方收取 earnest 作为履约保证,是交易的对应方。
在房地产交易中,earnest money 常保留至过户结算时处理。
交易双方会在谈判中商定 earnest 的金额与支付条件。
认真地;正式地
The election campaign begins in earnest tomorrow.
竞选活动明天正式开始。
定金;保证金
They paid earnest money on the house.
他们为这所房子支付了定金。
十分认真地;绝非玩笑地
He was in dead earnest when he said he'd quit.
他说要辞职时是认真的。
《不可儿戏》
Oscar Wilde's 1895 play title is a famous pun: 'Ernest' sounds like 'earnest', meaning sincere or seriously purposeful. It is one of the most quoted titles in English literature.
王尔德1895年的剧作标题是个著名的双关:Ernest(欧内斯特)与 earnest(真诚的、认真的)同音。它是英语文学中最常被引用的标题之一。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.