honesty
四级,六级,1
英['ɒnɪstɪ]
|美['ɑnəsti]
n.诚实,真诚;正直;〈古〉贞洁;[植]一年生缎花
日语:正直
法语:honnêteté
德语:Ehrlichkeit
韩语:정직
俄语:honestidad
牛津词典
noun
- 诚实;老实;正直
the quality of being honest
- She answered all my questions with her usual honesty.
她像平常一样老老实实地回答了我的所有问题。 - His honesty is not in question.
他的诚实是毋庸置疑的。
同、反义词
同义词:
n.
morality,trustworthiness,goodness,honour,decency
中文词源
honesty 诚实,正直
来自honest,诚实的,正直的。
双语例句
- It was refreshing to talk about themselves and their feelings with brutal honesty
他们直言不讳地谈论自己和自己的感受,让人觉得耳目一新。
- His honesty had been his downfall
他败在诚实。
- Companies must earn a reputation for honesty
公司必须树立诚信的声誉。
- He enjoys a reputation for honesty.
他出了名地老实。
- We can only try to hold fast to the age-old values of honesty, decency and concern for others
我们只能努力坚守那些古老的价值观:诚实、正派、关心他人。
- Full marks for honesty, perhaps, but a fail for diplomacy.
也许其诚实值得称道,但在处理人际关系方面却是个失败。
- Honesty is a favourite hobby-horse for Courau.
诚信是库罗最喜欢谈论的一个话题。
- They said the greatest virtues in a politician were integrity, correctness and honesty.
他们说政治家身上最重要的美德就是正直、得体和诚实。
- Integrity and honesty are words that spring to mind when talking of the man.
谈到这个人的时候自然会想起“正直”、“诚实”这样的字眼。
- He is misguided in expecting honesty from her.
他误以为她能够以诚相待。
- We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.
我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。
- The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing
成功的秘诀在于诚实和公平交易。
- She had an unshakeable faith in human goodness and natural honesty.
她坚信人的本性是善良诚实的。
- Those who got to know him better warmed to his openness and honesty
那些对他日渐了解的人被他的坦率和真诚所打动。
- Her eyes stared into his with an expression of absolute honesty.
她凝视着他的眼睛,一脸诚恳。
- “ Honesty is the best policy ” was his creed in all his business dealings.
“诚实乃上策”是他做生意的信条。
- The Republicans made a great whoop and a holler about the honesty of federal employees.
共和党人大肆宣传联邦政府官员的廉洁问题。
- There is no question about his honesty.
他的诚实是毫无疑问的。
- Honesty is a virtue.
诚实是一种美德。
- Honesty is the best policy.
诚实才是上策。
- In the final analysis, it's a matter of honesty.
说到底,这是人品问题。
- I am dubious of her honesty.
我对她的诚实半信半疑。
- Honesty and trust are the foundations of business.
做生意应以诚信为本。
- Honesty seems to be rather at a discount today.
如今诚实似乎很吃不开。
- I can say in all honesty that I did my best.
天地良心,我是尽力而为了。
- Honesty is the policy.
忠厚乃处世之本。
- I haven't much belief in his honesty.
我不太相信他的诚实。
- Sense of propriety, righteousness, honesty, and shame are the four cardinal virtues in running a nation.
礼义廉耻,国之四维。
- He has not too good a reputation in the matter of honesty.
就诚实而言,他的名声不太好。
- They are people of integrity and honesty.
他们是正直和诚实的人。
语源
Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus(see honest). The original sense was honour, respectability, later decorum, virtue, chastity. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit