Word · Frequency #9569
earnestest
认真的；诚挚的
earnestest is the superlative of earnest.
核心释义
Serious, sincere, and not joking or ironic.
- 1.
认真的；真诚的；坦率的
Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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
- 4.
专注的；聚精会神的；表现高度集中的
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
- 5.
认真的
earnest
- 6.
具有严肃性的；以严肃为特征的
Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- 7.
努力的；勤奋的
Strenuous; diligent.
- 8.
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.
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
用法In use
She made an earnest effort to learn Chinese.
用法提示：形容词修饰名词effort，表示‘认真的、诚挚的’努力。
His earnest apology was accepted by everyone.
用法提示：形容词修饰名词apology，强调道歉的真诚。
The students listened with earnest attention.
用法提示：形容词修饰名词attention，表示‘专注的、认真的’注意。
both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
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。
be earnest in doing sth
表示在做某事时的认真态度。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- earnest desire
- 诚挚的渴望
- She expressed an earnest desire to help.她表达了诚挚的渴望去帮助。
- earnest plea
- 恳切的请求
- The lawyer made an earnest plea for clemency.律师恳切地请求宽恕。
- earnest effort
- 认真的努力
- He made an earnest effort to improve his grades.他认真努力地提高成绩。
- earnest hope
- 诚挚的希望
- It is my earnest hope that you will succeed.我诚挚地希望你成功。
- earnest conversation
- 真挚的谈话
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
earnest 分解为 ear (耳朵) + nest (巢), 联想: 耳朵在巢里认真听。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、书面报告、严肃讨论 该词多用于正式或半正式场合，表达真诚严肃的态度，在口语中较少使用，但若使用则强调认真程度。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-est' but have different vowel sounds in their stressed syllables. 'Earnest' (stressed /ɜː/) does not rhyme with any of them.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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