earnest2 /'xmst; Pnist/ n 1 (also 亦作 ' ~- money) part payment made as a pledge that full payment will follow. 定金。 2 sth coming in advance as a sign of what is to come after: 預(yù)兆： As an ~ of my good intentions I will work overtime this week. 本周我愿加班以示我的善意。