honest
初中,高中,四级,考研,1
英['ɒnɪst]
|美['ɑnɪst]
日语:正直
法语:honnête
德语:ehrlich
韩语:솔직한
俄语:honesto
牛津词典
adj.
- 诚实的;老实的;正直的
always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating
- an honest man/woman
诚实的男人 / 女人
- 坦率的;坦诚的
not hiding the truth about sth
- an honest answer
坦率的回答 - Are you being completely honest about your feelings?
你丝毫没有隐瞒你的感情吗? - Thank you for being so honest with me.
感谢你对我这么坦诚。 - Give me your honest opinion.
告诉我你的真实意见。 - To be honest (= what I really think is) , it was one of the worst books I've ever read.
说实在的,那是我读过的最差的书之一。 - Let's be honest , she's only interested in Mike because of his money.
坦率地说吧,她对迈克有好感只不过是因为他有钱。
- 真诚的;显示内心诚意的;表示态度诚恳的
showing an honest mind or attitude
- She's got an honest face.
她有一张真诚的面孔。
- 辛勤挣得的;勤劳的
earned or resulting from hard work
- He hasn't done an honest day's work in his life.
他一辈子从未努力认真干过一天活儿。 - It's quite a struggle to make an honest living .
要踏实地过日子总是十分辛苦的。
中文词源
honest 诚实的,正直的
来自拉丁语honestus,尊敬的,荣誉的,来自honos,尊敬,荣誉,词源同honor.引申词义正直的,高尚的,诚实的等。
双语例句
- I want to be honest, honest above everything else.
我想要做到诚实,一切以诚实为上。
- He came over well — perhaps a little pompous, but nevertheless honest and straightforward.
他给人的印象很好,可能显得有点自大,不过还是很诚实和直率。
- I get the feeling that you're an honest man
我开始觉得你是个诚实的人。
- My dad was the most honest man I ever met
爸爸是我所见过的最正直的人。
- I know she's honest and reliable.
我知道她诚实可靠。
- I was honest about what I was doing
我对自己所做的事情并无隐瞒。
- He had been honest with her and she had tricked him!
他对她坦诚相见,而她却骗了他!
- What do you think of the school, in your honest opinion?
坦率地说,你认为这个学校怎么样?
- I'm not sure, honest.
我不能肯定,真的。
- I wish we weren't doing this, Lillian, honest to God, I really do
我希望我们没有在干这事,莉莲,真的,我真这么想。
- To be honest the house is not quite our style
说实话,这所房子不太适合我们。
- I'd rather get it out the way, to be honest.
老实说,我情愿把它处理掉。
- He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。
- The only honest answer is, of course, yes.
唯一诚实的回答自然是“是”。
- Honest, Kate, I don't know what you're on about.
说真的,凯特,我不知道你在说些什么。
- Don't punish your child for being honest.
不要因为你的孩子说了实话而处罚他。
- Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man
她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
- Fraudsters are often shopped by honest friends and neighbours.
诈骗犯经常会被正直守法的朋友和邻居告发。
- He should just get an honest job and stop sponging off the rest of us!
他应该找一份正当的工作,不要再揩我们这些人的油了!
- She is very blunt, very straightforward and very honest
她非常直率,很坦诚,也非常诚实。
- I'm disappointed, to be honest
说实话,我很失望。
- Have the courage to be honest with yourself and about yourself
要有勇气对自己坦诚,同时对别人也要开诚布公。
- He is always honest.
他一向忠诚老实。
- The Party and government institutions should remain honest and clean.
党政机关要廉洁。
- She is honest and sincere to John, really.
她确实对约翰是实心实意。
- To be honest, he is too aggressive.
平心而论,他太倔强了。
- To be honest, I just don't want to go.
说心里话,我真不想去。
- We must be honest and faithful to the people.
我们对人民必须忠诚老实。
- The judge is an honest and upright official.
那位法官是个清官。
- He is an honest boy.
他是个诚实的男孩。
语源
Middle English (originally in the sense held in or deserving of honour): via Old French from Latin honestus, from honos(see honour)