honest
诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的
双语释义
- 诚实的,正直的,可靠的 (of a person) trustworthy; not likely to lie, cheat, or steal
- 老实的,真诚的 (of actions, appearance, etc.) typical of an honest person
- 坦诚的,直率的 open and direct; frank
英英释义
honest[ 'ɔnist ]
- adj.
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
"honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
同义词:honorable
- without dissimulation; frank
"my honest opinion"
- worthy of being depended on
"an honest working stiff"
同义词:dependablereliabletrue(p)
- free from guile
"his answer was simple and honest"
同义词:guileless
- without pretensions
"worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
- habitually speaking the truth
"an honest man"
同义词:veracious
- marked by truth
"gave honest answers"
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
词汇搭配
- honest face诚实的面孔
- honest man诚实的人
- honest opinion坦诚的意见
- honest with sb对某人以坦诚相待
词组短语
honest man诚实的人;正直的人
be honest with坦诚;对…诚实
good and honest善良
同近义词辨析
这些词都与坦率有关。
frank 直率的,坦白的,着重表达自己的情感和想法时没有保留。如:To be frank with you, I do not know the answer myself.(老实说,我自己也不知道答案。)
sincere 诚挚的,诚恳的,强调出自内心的真心实意。如:Please accept this as a token of my sincere gratitude.(请接受这份表示我真诚感谢的礼物。)
honest 诚实的,正直的,指遵守正直等道德准则。如:We want your honest opinion, not empty compliments.(我们需要你的诚心恳的意见,而不是空洞的恭维。)
这组词都有“坦率,诚实”的意思,其区别是:
open指不隐瞒自己的秘密,愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。
frank强调毫无保留地畅所欲言,不受任何约束。
sincere侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。
blunt指讲话坦白直率、不客气,但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。
honest指遵守正直等道德准则。
plain指直言不讳,毫不做作或故弄玄虚。
straightforward多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当,不回避,或故弄玄虚。
双语例句
- Her action declared her to be an honest woman.
她的行为足以说明她是一个诚实的女人。 - It was commonly believed that he was an honest man.
一般都认为他是一个诚实的人。 - The article is an attempt to defame an honest man.
这篇文章旨在诋毁一个正直的人。 - An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.
一个正直的法官不能一味顺从舆论。 - It's an honest book but it hasn't been polished.
这本书写得真诚坦率,但还未经润色。