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1. PHRASE （更）严肃地;（更）郑重地 If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before. 

  • Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow...

    竞选将于明日郑重开始。

  • The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutual concern.

    两国终于可以开始就双方共同关心的问题进行更为认真的谈判。

2. ADJ-GRADED 认真的;诚挚的;真诚的 Earnest people are very serious and sincere in what they say or do, because they think that their actions and beliefs are important. 

  • Ella was a pious, earnest woman...

    埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。

  • His expression is as earnest when he smiles as when he is arguing...

    他不论笑的时候还是争论的时候表情都同样真诚。

  • Despite their earnest efforts, they still struggle to win support.

    尽管已尽心竭力，他们仍然无法赢得支持。

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  • He was admired by many for his earnestness.

    他的真诚令很多人钦佩。

3. PHRASE 认真地；诚挚地;真诚地 If you are in earnest, you are sincere in what you are doing and saying. 

  • It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers...

    它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。

  • No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.

    谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。

Noun

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

2. the trait of being serious;

  • "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice