| 单词 | sincerity |
| 释义 | sincerity (once / 481 pages) n Sincerity is a mix of seriousness and honesty. If you do things with sincerity, people will trust you. Along with patience and compassion, sincerity is one of those qualities we all probably wish we had more of — and wish other people had more of, too. People who show sincerity are being serious, kind, and truthful. Politicians who show sincerity tend to do well because people believe them. An apology full of sincerity will probably be accepted. On the other hand, if you show no sincerity — by being sarcastic or dismissive — well, who wants an apology like that? WORD FAMILYsincerity: sincerities+/insincere: insincerely, insincerest, insincerity/insincerity: insincerities/sincere: insincere, sincerely, sincerer, sincerest, sincerity USAGE EXAMPLESWhat if, while aiming for sincerity, I ended up with the worst thing of all … melodrama? Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Yet Cambodians, mistrustful of the sincerity of these conversions, dismiss their newly adopted zeal for religious ideology. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) It’s still clumsy, but the show is certainly steadier than most of its peers in terms of sincerity, representation, and progressive politics. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) 1n the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical his sincerity inspired belief they demanded some proof of my sincerity Ant|Hypo|Hyper falseness, hollowness, insincerity the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical heartiness, wholeheartedness the quality of hearty sincerity singleness, straightforwardnesswithout hypocrisy truthfulness the quality of being truthful 2n a quality of naturalness and simplicity the simple sincerity of folk songs Syn|Hyper unassumingness naturalness the quality of being natural or based on natural principles 3n the trait of being serious Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper earnestness, serious-mindedness, seriousness frivolity, frivolousness the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible commitment, committedness the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombrenessa manner that is serious and solemn sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidnessa trait of dignified seriousness investmentthe commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result stodginess, stuffinessdull and pompous gravity trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature 4n an earnest and sincere feeling Syn|Hyper earnestness, seriousness gravity, solemnity a solemn and dignified feeling |
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