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sincere

/sɪnˈsɪr/KK

/sɪnˈsɪɹ/IPA

sɪn·sɪr

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形容詞
高中
難度 2 個音節
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品質形容詞
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比較級

more sincere

最高級

most sincere

1.
真誠的;誠懇的
常用

表達真實感受或想法,而不是假裝或敷衍的。

用法:可放在名詞前,也可放在連綴動詞後作主詞補語。

a sincere apology
a sincere smile
sincere thanks
sincere concern
be sincere about something

She was sincere when she said she was sorry after we got the wrong idea.

我們產生誤會後,她說對不起時很真誠。

His sincere concern made me feel less nervous about the exam.

他真誠的關心讓我比較不擔心考試。

2.
坦率的;不虛偽的
常用

說話或行事不欺騙他人,也不刻意營造虛假的形象。

用法:描述人時,常與表示態度或表達的介系詞片語搭配使用。

sincere in one's beliefs
a sincere person
a sincere friend
be sincere with someone

She is sincere with her friends and kindly tells them the truth.

她對朋友很真誠,也會親切地告訴他們真相。

The student sounded sincere when he explained why he was late.

那名學生解釋遲到原因時,聽起來很誠懇。

常見錯誤

I am sincere to my teacher.

I am sincere with my teacher.

She gave me sincerely advice.

She gave me sincere advice.

He said a sincere apology.

He gave a sincere apology.

She is sincerely person.

She is a sincere person.

相關字詞
sincerity 同源詞
honest 近義
genuine 近義
insincere 反義
學習提示

・此字主要強調內心感受、意圖或態度是真實的,常翻譯為「真誠的」或「誠懇的」。

・不要把此字只理解為「誠實的」;描述不說謊時,英文常使用另一個表示誠實的常見形容詞。

・注意形容詞與副詞的區別:形容詞修飾名詞,副詞則可修飾動詞,例如表示「真誠地道歉」。

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