earnestness
earnestness — 名詞
1. the quality of speaking or acting with sincere feeling, serious purpose, and no
誠懇；認真
真心而鄭重、不帶玩笑的態度
the quality of speaking or acting with sincere feeling, serious purpose, and no wish to joke
Elena spoke with such earnestness that the class finally listened.
Elena 說話時語氣非常誠懇，全班終於肯聽了。
pattern: with such + noun + that-clause
The earnestness in Salma's apology made her brother soften at once.
Salma 道歉時流露出的真誠，讓她哥哥立刻軟化下來。
collocation: earnestness in [someone's] apology
Obi's earnestness about the clean-up project won over the neighbours.
Obi 對清理社區計畫的認真態度，贏得了鄰居們的支持。
collocation: earnestness about a cause or project
With quiet earnestness, Mira asked the doctor to explain every risk.
Mira 帶著沉靜而誠懇的態度，請醫師把每個風險都說明清楚。
pattern: with + earnestness
The volunteers trusted Christopher's earnestness when he asked for blankets.
Christopher 開口索取毛毯時的誠懇態度，讓志工們願意相信他。
- speak with earnestness
- the earnestness in her voice
- the earnestness of his appeal
- earnestness about the issue
- quiet earnestness
- sincerity
emphasises honesty and genuine feeling; earnestness adds stronger serious purpose
- seriousness
can also mean how bad a situation is; earnestness stays with a person's sincere manner
- conviction
stresses firm belief and confidence more than emotional warmth
- zeal
suggests more energy and eagerness; earnestness is steadier and quieter
- insincerity
pretending to mean something that you do not truly feel
- frivolity
a playful or shallow attitude that treats things too lightly
- cynicism
a doubtful or mocking attitude that lacks warm belief
文法句型
with earnestness
the earnestness of [someone's] appeal
earnestness about [something]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It often describes a person's voice, apology, appeal, effort, or manner when they clearly mean what they say. Distinguish it from seriousness when you only mean how bad a problem is; earnestness focuses on sincere intention and strong feeling.