earnest
adj
(too) serious; determined; not light-hearted (太)认真的; 坚决的; 不掉以轻心的
a terribly earnest young man 认真得不得了的年轻人. earnest, n (idm 习语) in (dead/deadly/real) `earnest
(a) with determination and energy 有决心和精力
It's beginning to snow in earnest, ie heavily. 雪真的下起来了(下大了).
(b) serious(ly); not joking(ly) 认真(地); 并非开玩笑(地)
When she threatened to report us, she was in dead earnest. 她威胁说要告发我们, 她可是郑重其事说的.
earnest n [sing]
1 sum of money paid as an instalment or a deposit to show that full payment will be made later 定金; 保证金.
2 thing meant as a sign or promise of what will follow 预示; 承诺; 保证
As an earnest of my good intentions I will work overtime this week. 我愿本周加班工作以示诚意.
That is the law. You wanted justice, so you shall get justice, more than you wanted.
这就是法律。你要求公正,那么就让你得到公正吗,比你要求的还要多。
This is how they keep their way of life alive.
他们就是这样使自己的生活方式得以保持和延续。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.