honest
honest
adjective
earn (或 turn) an honest penny
adjective
- free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
诚实的，老实的；真诚的
I haven't been totally honest with you.
我对你没有完全诚实。
■morally correct or virtuous
正直的，贞洁的
I did the only right and honest thing.
我做了唯一正确正直的事情。
■[attrib.]fairly earned, especially through hard work
用正当手段获得的（尤指通过勤劳的工作）
struggling to make an honest living.
努力靠正当的收入生活。
■(of an action) blameless or well intentioned even if unsuccessful or misguided
（行为）无可责备的，本意良好的（即使没有成功或被误导）
he'd made an honest mistake.
他犯了一个本意良好的错误。
■[attrib.]simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated
简单的，朴实的，单纯的
good honest food with no gimmicks.
没有花哨饰品的简单可口食物。
- [sentence adverb](informal)used to persuade someone of the truth of something
(非正式)说实话，真的（用于说服某人事情的真实性）
you'll like it when you get there, honest.
你到那儿会喜欢的，真的。
earn (或 turn) an honest penny
- earn money fairly
用正当手段赚钱
- (dated or humorous)marry a woman, especially to avoid scandal if she is pregnant
(旧或幽默)（尤指为避免使其怀孕引起的丑闻而）与一女子结婚
- speaking frankly
说实话
to be honest, I expected to play worse.
说实话，我本来以为会打得 更糟。
- Middle English (originally in the sense 'held in or deserving of honour'): via Old French from Latin honestus, from honos (see honour)
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