earnest

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(more ~; most ~)
まじめな,真剣な,熱心な;くそまじめな;重大な
He is an earnest man
彼はまじめな男だ
She is very earnest about her studies
彼女は熱心に研究に取り組んでいる
an earnest problem affecting the existence of human beings
人類の存続にかかわる重大な問題.
in earnest
[1]まじめに[な],本気で[の],ひたむきに[な]
When she talked about the project, she was in (dead ) earnest
その計画について話すときの彼女は真剣そのものだった.
[2]本格的に[の],本式に[の]
It began to snow in earnest
雪が本降りになってきた.
(派生)~ly(副)~ness(名)

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