If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
例句
Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow...競選將于明日鄭重開始。The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutual concern.兩國終于可以開始就雙方共同關心的問題進行更為認真的談判。
ADJ-GRADED
認真的;誠摯的;真誠的
Earnest people are very serious and sincere in what they say or do, because they think that their actions and beliefs are important.
例句
Ella was a pious, earnest woman...埃拉是個虔誠、認真的女人。His expression is as earnest when he smiles as when he is arguing...他不論笑的時候還是爭論的時候表情都同樣真誠。
PHRASE
認真地；誠摯地;真誠地
If you are in earnest, you are sincere in what you are doing and saying.
例句
It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers...它用諷刺的語言呈現了天主教作家鄭重其事表明的觀點。No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.誰都不知道他是認真的還是在開玩笑。
英英詞典釋義
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