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Honesty I Policy Quality Lose N Uncount 不可数名词 英

英语单词 honesty
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
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]诚实;正直;坦诚 Honesty is the quality of being honest.
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  • 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。

  • You say in all honesty when you are saying something that might be disappointing or upsetting, and you want to soften its effect by emphasizing your sincerity.老实说;说实在的
    • In all honesty, aren't there already far too many pages of scientific research published every week?...

      说实话,不是已经每周都有连篇累牍的科学研究论文发表了吗?

    • But in all honesty, I wish it had never happened.

      但是老实说,我希望这事从未发生过。

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[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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