honest

英 ['ɒnɪst] 美 ['ɑːnɪst]

• adj. 诚实的；正直的；坦率的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 诚实的,正直的,可靠的

   (of a person) trustworthy; not likely to lie, cheat, or steal

2. 老实的,真诚的

   (of actions, appearance, etc.) typical of an honest person

3. 坦诚的,直率的

   open and direct; frank

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 诚实的，真诚的
2. 坦率的，坦诚的
3. 正直的
4. 用正当手段获得的
5. 真正的，真的
6. 老实的
7. 不搀杂的
8. 显示内心诚意的，表示态度诚恳的
9. 可靠的
10. 贞节的
11. 纯正的

adv. 副词

1. 诚实地，老实地，正直地
2. 公正地，正当地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;

   "honest lawyers"
   "honest reporting"
   

2. without dissimulation; frank;

   "my honest opinion"
   

3. worthy of being depended on;

   "a dependable worker"
   "an honest working stiff"
   "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"
   "he was true to his word"
   "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
   

4. without pretensions;

   "worked at an honest trade"
   "good honest food"
   

5. marked by truth;

   "gave honest answers"
   "honest reporting"
   

6. not forged;

   "a good dollar bill"
   

7. gained or earned without cheating or stealing;

   "an honest wage"
   "an fair penny"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her action declared her to be an honest woman.
   她的行为足以说明她是一个诚实的女人。
2. It was commonly believed that he was an honest man.
   一般都认为他是一个诚实的人。
3. The article is an attempt to defame an honest man.
   这篇文章旨在诋毁一个正直的人。
4. An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.
   一个正直的法官不能一味顺从舆论。
5. It's an honest book but it hasn't been polished.
   这本书写得真诚坦率，但还未经润色。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. An honest judge cannot be servile to public opinion.
   一个正直的法官不能一味顺从舆论。
2. She is an honest woman; she won't tell you lies.
   她是个诚实人,不会对你们撒谎。
3. He has an honest face.
   他有一张诚实坦率的脸。
4. It's my honest gain.
   这是我的正当收益。
5. The factory produced honest yoghurt.
   这个厂生产纯酸牛奶。
6. This restaurant serves delicious honest food.
   这家餐馆供应可口的大众饭菜。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. No one is as honest as he is, but he is disliked by a crooked neighbour of his.
   没有谁像他那么诚实,但他那位狡猾的邻居却不喜欢他。
2. All men are not honest.
   有些人诚实,有些人则不诚实。
3. My secretary is absolutely honest.
   我的秘书绝对诚实。
4. The words she said were honest.
   她说的是实话。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is honest in his dealing.
   他做事诚实。
2. Be honest in thinking, speech and action.
   做老实人,说老实话,办老实事。
3. He was perfectly honest in telling me the story.
   他把这件事老老实实地告诉了我。
4. He is honest to a fault.
   他过分老实。
5. She is always honest with her customers.
   她对她的顾客总是诚实的。
6. I shall be honest with you.
   我会和你真诚相待的。
7. You must be honest with me.
   你要对我坦率。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He was very honest to tell me his story.
   他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. He looked so honest that we accepted his story for true.
   他看起来那么诚恳,我们都把他的话当真了。

其他

as Independ.-element

1. Honest,I don't like this novel.
   说真的,我不喜欢这部小说。
2. It's done by me, honest.
   老实说,那是我做的。
3. I was beginning to worry about you, honest!
   刚才我还真为你担心呢,不骗你!

经典引文

• Now, my honest man, you have been convicted of felony.

  出自： J. T. Brockett

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

earn an honest penny

用正当的手段谋生 make money honestly

to be honest

用作插入语, 还可说to be quite honest, to be quite honest about it, to be quite with you等，意思是一样的）

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• honest face 诚实的面孔
• honest man 诚实的人
• honest opinion 坦诚的意见

～+介词

• honest with sb 对某人以坦诚相待

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. hoonest用作副词意思是“老实说，说实在的，说真格的”，相当于正式文体里的honestly，置于句首或句末，用以强调整个句子的语气。（有人认为是I'm honest的省略，有时也可用插入语to be honest, tobe quitehonest, to be quite honest about it, to be quite with you等，意思是一样的）
2. honest的基本意思是“诚实的,正直的,可靠的”,表示某人重视并严守高尚的道德规范。
3. honest也可表示人的行为、外表“老实的,真诚的”。
4. honest还可作“坦诚的,直率的”解。
5. honest前可用quite, perfectly, very等副词修饰,在句中可用作定语或表语。
6. honest用于事物时其后可接介词about,用于人时其后可接介词with,用于行为时其后可接介词in。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

honest, frank, sincere

• 这三个词都有“坦率的”意思。frank着重在表达感情时不畏缩、不保留; honest着重指遵守正直、不欺、不贪等道德标准,可用于不同场合; sincere强调出自内心而不加掩饰。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年进入英语，直接源自古法语的honeste；最初源自古典拉丁语的honestus，意为令人尊敬的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• earnest
• frank
• just
• moral
• sincere
• trustworthy
• upright

【反义词】

• devious
• dishonest
• dishonourable
• untruthful