n.坚定；认真；急切
Ralph resented this charge with more apparent earnestness than he commonly used. 拉尔夫不接受这种指责，他的态度比平时明朗而认真。
He looked with inquiring earnestness at his two daughters and Edmund, dwelling particularly on the latter. 他以急切询问的目光看着他的两女儿和埃德蒙，尤其是注视着埃德蒙。
