n.堅(jiān)定；認(rèn)真；急切

Ralph resented this charge with more apparent earnestness than he commonly used. 拉爾夫不接受這種指責(zé)，他的態(tài)度比平時(shí)明朗而認(rèn)真。

He looked with inquiring earnestness at his two daughters and Edmund, dwelling particularly on the latter. 他以急切詢問的目光看著他的兩女兒和埃德蒙，尤其是注視著埃德蒙。