| 釋義 |
earnestn.
1.small payment as an instalment to secure a bargain.initial advance payment,pledge money定錢，預(yù)付金，保證金。
△Lr.1.4.103 (93):“Now,my friendly knave,I thank thee. There’s earnest of thy service.”喂，我的好仆人，謝謝你。這是留你侍候我的定錢。
△Ado.2.1.42(40):“take sixpence in earnest”. 接受六便士的預(yù)酬金。
△H.V.2.2.168:“Joined with an enemy proclaimed.and from his coffers / Received the golden earnest ofour death；”與國家的公開敵人串通一起，從他的錢庫里接受預(yù)付定金，置我于死。
△H.V.5.1.67 (63): “I take thygroat in earnest of revenge ”我接受你這四便士，當(dāng)做報(bào)仇的定錢。
△1H. VI.5.3.15: “I’ll lop a member off andgive it you / In earnest of a further benefit，”我愿砍下一條胳膊給你們，作為將來更大酬謝的保證金。
2. pledge,proof,promise保證，證據(jù)，允諾。
△Mac.1.3.104: “And for an earnest of a greater honour,╱ Hebade me,from him,call thee Thane of Cawdor；” 并且，做為更大的尊榮的保證，國王囑咐我先稱你為考道伯爵。
△Mac.1.3. 131:“If ill,/Why hath it given me ear-nest of success,/ Commencing in a truth?” i.e. Thewitches’ words cannot be bad,because they have giv-en me a pledge of success by beginning with some-thing that has actually become true. 如果出于惡(又譯：惡意，兇兆)，為什么它給我的成功保證，一開始就應(yīng)驗(yàn)了呢？
earnesta.
1. ardent,eager,violent 強(qiáng)烈的，熱切的，激烈的。
△2H. VI.3.2. 316: “My tongue should stumble inmine earnest words，”我的舌頭會(huì)因?yàn)槲业难栽~激烈而結(jié)結(jié)巴巴。
2. serious,sincere,(quibbling on) money paid in ad-vance as a pledge,pledge認(rèn)真的，誠摯的，（雙關(guān)）定金，保證。
△Gent.2.1.164 (156):“but did you perceive herearnest ?”不過難道你沒有看出她是誠意的嗎？ (又可理解為：難道你沒有看出她（對(duì)愛情）的保證嗎？——下文凡倫丁即按此理解回答。) earnest[??:nist]adj. 認(rèn)真的，嚴(yán)肅的，重要的n. 認(rèn)真，保證金，定金
◇ in earnest 認(rèn)真地
in real earnest 認(rèn)真地
in sad earnest 一本正經(jīng)地，十分嚴(yán)肅的
make an earnest request for 迫切需要…
‖ earnest money 定金
earnestly adv./ earnesthess n./ earnest-money n. 保證金/ |