be earnest about sth
表示对某事的认真态度。
She is earnest about her career.
她对事业很认真。
认真的；诚挚的
earnester — comparative of earnest
专注的；勤勉的；热切的；重大的；重要的；固执的；一本正经的；认真的；真诚的；坦率的；专注于追求目标的；真心渴望获得或做到的
Serious, sincere, and not joking or ironic.
认真的；真诚的；坦率的
Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
专注于追求目标的；真心渴望获得或做到的
Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
以坚定且不带幽默的信念为特征的
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
专注的；聚精会神的；表现高度集中的
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
认真的
earnest
具有严肃性的；以严肃为特征的
Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
努力的；勤奋的
Strenuous; diligent.
严肃的；重大的；具有重要性质的；重要的
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
She made an earnest effort to learn Chinese.
她认真努力地学习中文。
用法提示：形容词修饰名词effort，表示‘认真的、诚挚的’努力。
AI contextual example
His earnest apology was accepted by everyone.
他诚挚的道歉被大家接受了。
用法提示：形容词修饰名词apology，强调道歉的真诚。
AI contextual example
The students listened with earnest attention.
学生们带着认真的注意力聆听。
用法提示：形容词修饰名词attention，表示‘专注的、认真的’注意。
AI contextual example
表示对某事的认真态度。
She is earnest about her career.
她对事业很认真。
表示在做某事时的认真态度。
He is earnest in trying to improve.
他认真努力改进。
作表语，表示“认真的”，常与be连用。
He was in earnest about quitting his job.
他是认真要辞职的。
比 earnest 更强调真实情感，少含决心
serious 比 earnest 更通用，可指态度或情况，earnest 更侧重信念的坚定
heartfelt 强调情感深度，earnest 更侧重信念的坚定
genuine 强调真实性，earnest 更侧重认真和决心
solemn 偏重正式的严肃气氛，earnest 更侧重个人信念的坚定
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an ernest student.
正确表达He is an earnest student.
拼写错误：'ernest' 是常见人名，而形容词 'earnest' 表示'诚挚的、认真的'，应保留字母 'a'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spoke with earnest.
正确表达He spoke with earnestness.
词性误用：'earnest' 是形容词，不能直接作介词宾语。应使用名词形式 'earnestness' 表示'诚挚'。
与 earnest（认真的、坚定的）相对，指不严肃、不认真。
与 earnest（诚挚的）相对，指缺乏真诚。
与 earnest（严肃认真的）相对，指不尊重、不严肃。
earnest强调坚定不移且缺乏幽默，而serious仅指严肃认真，不必然缺乏幽默。
earnest含有坚定和缺乏幽默之意，而sincere仅强调真诚不虚假。
诚挚的渴望
She expressed an earnest desire to help.
她表达了诚挚的渴望去帮助。
恳切的请求
The lawyer made an earnest plea for clemency.
律师恳切地请求宽恕。
认真的努力
He made an earnest effort to improve his grades.
他认真努力地提高成绩。
诚挚的希望
It is my earnest hope that you will succeed.
我诚挚地希望你成功。
真挚的谈话
They had an earnest conversation about the future.
他们就未来进行了真挚的谈话。
认真的表情
His earnest expression showed he was not joking.
他认真的表情表明他不是在开玩笑。
认真地；真正地；开始（认真）地
After months of preparation, the work began in earnest.
经过几个月的准备，工作真正开始了。
定金；保证金
He paid $5,000 in earnest money to secure the house.
他付了5000美元定金以确保买到那栋房子。
《认真的重要性》
The title of Oscar Wilde's play is a pun on the word 'earnest', meaning serious and sincere, and the name Ernest.
奥斯卡·王尔德的戏剧标题利用单词'earnest'（意为认真、诚挚）与名字Ernest之间的双关。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.