| 单词 | earnest |
| 释义 | earnest 1. adj. & n. --adj ardently or intensely serious; zealous; not trifling or joking. --n seriousness. Phrases and idioms in (or in real) earnest serious(ly), not joking(ly); with determination. Derivatives earnestly adv. earnestness n. Etymology: OE eornust, eornost (with Gmc cognates): cf. ON ern vigorous 2. n. 1. money paid as an instalment, esp. to confirm a contract etc. 2. a token or foretaste (in earnest of what is to come). Etymology: ME ernes, prob. var. of erles, arles prob. f. med.L arrhula (unrecorded) f. arr(h)a pledge |
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