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单词 honest
释义

honest/ʹonist/ adj

free of deceit; sincere; truthful

free of any intention to do wrong; morally good

morally right

frank and sincere; truthful

an honest opinion

trustworthy; of dependable integrity

an honest trader

worthy; wholehearted

making an honest effort

earned fairly, through hard work

earning an honest living

simple and unpretentious

morally right

do the honest thing

archaic said of a woman: chaste

Those that she [Fortune] makes fair she scarce makes honest; and those she makes honest she makes very ill-favouredly — Shakespeare

earn/turn an honest penny

to earn an honest living

honest to God

informal truly; honestly

I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George — John Steinbeck

make an honest woman of

dated or humorous to save the reputation of (a woman, esp formerly an unmarried pregnant woman) by marrying her

to be honest

used to introduce a candid statement, admission, etc

[Middle English via Old French from Latin honestus honourable, from honor honour1]
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