| 单词 | honest |
| 释义 | honest adj. & adv. --adj 1. fair and just in character or behaviour, not cheating or stealing. 2. free of deceit and untruthfulness, sincere. 3. fairly earned (an honest living). 4. (of an act or feeling) showing fairness. 5. (with patronizing effect) blameless but undistinguished (cf. WORTHY). 6. (of a thing) unadulterated, unsophisticated. --adv colloq. genuinely, really. Phrases and idioms earn (or turn) an honest penny earn money fairly. honest broker a mediator in international, industrial, etc., disputes (orig. of Bismarck). honest Injun colloq. genuinely, really. honest-to-God (or -goodness) colloq. adj. genuine, real. --adv genuinely, really. make an honest woman of colloq. marry (esp. a pregnant woman). Etymology: ME f. OF (h)oneste f. L honestus f. honos HONOUR |
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