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earnestness

/ur-nist-nis/US // ˈɜr nɪst nɪs //

恳切性,恳切,殷勤,认真

Related Words

devotion奉献,奉献精神,献身精神,虔诚solemnity庄严性,庄严,庄重性,庄重zeal热心,热诚,热忱,热情ardor热忱,热诚,热心,热心肠intensity强度,烈度,力度,激烈程度sincerity真诚,诚意,精诚,真诚度fervor热诚,热情,热忱,激情tenacity顽强,坚韧不拔,坚韧,坚韧不拔的精神enthusiasm积极性,热情,热心,激情warmth温情,温暖,温馨提示,温暖性urgency迫切性,紧迫性,紧急性,急迫性firmness稳固性,坚固性,坚定性,坚固perseverance毅力,坚忍不拔的精神,坚忍不拔,坚毅attentiveness注意力,专注度,关注度,专注resolve决心,解决,决定,解决问题eagerness殷切期望,渴望,殷勤,急切盼望sobriety清醒,清醒的人,清醒的,清醒地deliberation商议,审议,商量,商讨keenness敏锐性,敏锐度,敏锐,热情absorption吸收,吸收性,吸收作用,吸收能力

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : seriousness and zeal in intention, purpose, or effort: Socrates was a man of great moral earnestness, and exemplified in his own life some of the noblest virtues.
    • : depth and sincerity of feeling: Speak with conviction and earnestness, and the people watching and listening will believe you.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundetermination; seriousness
Synonyms
ardor热忱,热诚,热心,热心肠devotion奉献,奉献精神,献身精神,虔诚enthusiasm积极性,热情,热心,激情fervor热诚,热情,热忱,激情firmness稳固性,坚固性,坚定性,坚固intensity强度,烈度,力度,激烈程度sincerity真诚,诚意,精诚,真诚度solemnity庄严性,庄严,庄重性,庄重tenacity顽强,坚韧不拔,坚韧,坚韧不拔的精神urgency迫切性,紧迫性,紧急性,急迫性warmth温情,温暖,温馨提示,温暖性zeal热心,热诚,热忱,热情absorption吸收,吸收性,吸收作用,吸收能力attentiveness注意力,专注度,关注度,专注concentration浓度,浓缩,集中,焦点decision决定,决策,判决,决定权deliberation商议,审议,商量,商讨doggedness执着,坚韧不拔,锲而不舍,坚毅eagerness殷切期望,渴望,殷勤,急切盼望engrossment沉迷于此,沉迷,沉溺于此,沉醉gravity重力,万有引力,重心,严重性intentness严谨性,坚定性,坚定不移,严谨keenness敏锐性,敏锐度,敏锐,热情passion激情,热情,热忱,热诚perseverance毅力,坚忍不拔的精神,坚忍不拔,坚毅persistence持久性,持之以恒,持久purposefulness目的性,宗旨性,有目的性,目的性强resolution决议,决议案,决议草案,决议的resolve决心,解决,决定,解决问题serious-mindedness认真的态度,认真的精神,认真负责的态度,认真负责的精神sobriety清醒,清醒的人,清醒的,清醒地stress压力,压力大,压力过大vehemence激烈程度,猛烈抨击,喧嚣,愤怒

Examples

  • The final decision rests with states, which have been planning in earnest in recent weeks to get shots into arms.

  • Those spending negotiations are expected to begin in earnest this week as lawmakers work to cobble together a massive package wrapping up the 12 annual must-pass spending bills that fund government agencies.

  • His “Take Me, I Love You” borrows Madison Avenue’s tools to make a pitch that’s earnest and even cosmic.

  • Target is taking that one step further by setting up an online reservation system to allow people to get dibs on a spot in a line before leaving their homes on busy shopping days in the holiday season, which is getting started in earnest now.

  • Stimulus talks might be bogged down, but investors are getting excited for earnings season, which kicks off in earnest tomorrow.

  • “That earnestness in the vulnerability that Marcel has, I think maybe it leaks into a lot of my work,” she says.

  • As one of his first questions, Fallon asked Mandel in all earnestness if Mandel had any talent.

  • That bold earnestness is what makes Israelis love him and at the same time terrifies American Jews.

  • Ryan exuded Midwestern earnestness when Romney picked him, and the press gushed over his P90X workout regimen.

  • We do not doubt the kindness in their hearts nor the earnestness of their intentions.

  • Finding him awake, he sat by his side and, with the earnestness of a nursery-maid, patted him off to slumber.

  • Lettice raised herself suddenly on her elbow and looked down at him with earnestness.

  • He spoke with an animation and earnestness that gave an exaggerated importance to every syllable he uttered.

  • She seemed to speak the truth; her countenance was white and agitated, and she trembled with very earnestness.

  • Poor Queeker said this and shook hands with as much earnestness as if he had not seen Katie for five years.

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