英语单词 | honesty |
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英美音标 | 英 ['ɒnəsti] 美 ['ɑːnəsti] |
中文释义 | n.诚实;正直 |
英语例句 | (1) The honesty man was maligned by them. (2) Honesty is the best policy. (3) I am fully conscious of his honesty. (4) He is the personification of honesty. |
中文例句 | (1) 那个老实人被他们中伤了。 (2) 诚实是最明智的。 (3) 我完全清楚他的诚实。 (4) 他是诚实的化身。 |
vocabulary简明 | If you tell the truth, you possess the quality of honesty. If someone offers a harsh criticism of your latest attempt at songwriting, you might say, "Thank you for your honesty." Even if you don't mean it. |
vocabulary扩展 | The original meaning of honesty had more to do with honor than truthfulness, although the two are naturally linked. The trait of honesty has been prized for centuries, and Shakespeare once wrote, "Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself." The honesty flower, sometimes called the money plant, is so named because its coin-shaped seedpods are translucent, the idea of transparency symbolizing integrity. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]诚实;正直;坦诚 Honesty is the quality of being honest. [PHR with cl] [emphasis]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]银扇草;金钱花 Honesty is a plant whose seeds are contained in silvery-white papery discs. |
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