in earnest

With a purposeful or sincere intent

正經(jīng)的：帶有認(rèn)真或堅(jiān)定的目的的

settled down to study in earnest for the examination.

堅(jiān)定決心認(rèn)真坐下來(lái)復(fù)習(xí)準(zhǔn)備考試

Serious; determined

堅(jiān)定不移的；嚴(yán)肅的

“Both sides are deeply in earnest, with passions that approximate those of civil war”(&b{Conor Cruise O'Brien})

“雙方都很堅(jiān)決認(rèn)真，象是鼓足勁要打一場(chǎng)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)”(&b{康納·克魯斯·奧布賴恩})