earnest

/'ɜːnɪst/

adj 认真的，坚决的

例句：a rather earnest young man（相当认真的一个年轻人）；Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl.（马修斯在和一个年轻姑娘认真地谈话。）

派生：earnestly；earnestness

短语：in earnest；in real earnest；in sad earnest

同近：crucial；important；serious；considerable；material