单词 | sincerely |
释义 | sincerely (once / 540 pages) adv Sincerely is one way of signing off on a letter you’ve written, and it’s also an adverb you’d use when you want to emphasize how much you really mean it. I sincerely hope you understand what I’m talking about. Sincerity means being completely honest about what you mean, and only those who have sincerity should use the related word sincerely to describe their actions. If you sincerely want to swim in a lake, you’re not at all joking, which explains your bathing suit. You can use sincerely at the end of a letter too. “Dear Mom, I sincerely wish you would stop cutting my sandwiches into heart shapes. Sincerely yours, Kurt.” No doubt, Kurt sincerely means it. WORD FAMILYsincere: insincere, sincerely, sincerer, sincerest, sincerity+/insincere: insincerely, insincerest, insincerity/insincerity: insincerities/sincerity: sincerities USAGE EXAMPLESDoes he sincerely not remember all the times Russian hacking was discussed—all the times he himself discussed the hacks—before the election? Slate(Dec 28, 2016) “I got close enough to him that I am convinced that he sincerely cared about solving that vicious murder and lynching of an African American.” Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) But to be honest, I sincerely doubt that you see anything more than what you want to see. New York Times(Aug 20, 2016) 1adv with sincerity; without pretense she praised him sincerely for his victory Syn|Ant truly, unfeignedly insincerely without sincerity 2adv written formula for ending a letter Syn sincerely yours |
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