Word · Frequency #12342
earnestly
诚挚地；认真地
in a serious manner
- 1.
In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
认真地；诚挚地；真心实意地。
- 2.
in a serious manner
以认真的方式
认真地；诚挚地；真心实意地。；以认真的方式
In use
She earnestly asked for another chance.
The students listened earnestly to the teacher's explanation.
He earnestly hopes the project will succeed.
talking earnestly with his son
earnestly + verb
放在主要动词前，强调做事时的认真、诚恳态度，常见于 believe、hope、ask 等动词。
I earnestly believe that education can change lives.
我诚挚地相信教育可以改变生活。
verb + earnestly
放在不及物动词之后，描写动作进行时的认真神情。
He nodded earnestly.
他认真地点头。
verb + object + earnestly
及物动词带宾语时，副词可放在宾语之后，同样表达诚挚的做事方式。
Connections
Collocations
- earnestly hope
- 衷心希望
- We earnestly hope that the peace talks will succeed.我们衷心希望和谈能成功。
- earnestly believe
- 坚信
- She earnestly believes in the power of education.她坚信教育的力量。
- earnestly ask
- 恳切地请求
- I earnestly ask you to reconsider your decision.我恳切地请求你重新考虑你的决定。
- earnestly strive
- 认真地努力
- They earnestly strive to improve their English every day.他们每天认真地努力提高英语。
- earnestly pray
- 虔诚地祈祷
- He earnestly prayed for his mother's recovery.他虔诚地为母亲的康复祈祷。
- earnestly listen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
earnestly 以 ear 开头，想象竖起耳朵（ear）认真听，态度诚挚。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、正式信函、严肃会谈 earnestly 多用于正式或书面语境，强调态度认真、诚恳；日常口语中通常较少出现，常见于演讲、正式请求或严肃表态等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The stressed syllable /ɝn/ in earnestly matches earn, learn, and yearn. Honestly shares the spelling ending -nestly but is pronounced /ˈɑːnɪstli/, so it does not rhyme. No common English word rhymes with the whole word earnestly.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.