honest

动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒn.ɪst/|/ˈɔː.nɪst/    美 /ˈɑ.nɪst/|/ˈɑ.nəst/|/ˈɔn.ɪst/|/ˈɔn.əst/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable. obsolete
    — You have very much honested my lodging with your presence.
形容词 adj.
  1. Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
    — brutally honest
  2. True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
    — an honest account of events
  3. In good faith; without malice.
    — an honest mistake
  4. Accurate.
    — an honest scale
  5. Authentic; full.
    — an honest day's work
  6. Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
    — an honest dollar
  7. Open; frank.
    — an honest countenance
  8. Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming. obsolete
    — Behold what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
  9. Chaste; faithful; virtuous. obsolete
    — Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.
副词 adv.
  1. Honestly; really. colloquial
    — It wasn’t my fault, honest.

词形变化

more honest comparative honester comparative,nonstandard most honest superlative honestest nonstandard,superlative honests present,singular,third-person honesting participle,present honested participle,past honested past more honest comparative most honest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
earnest fair dinkum forthright upfront foursquare frank genuine honest legitimate on the level on the up-and-up square straight straight dinkum straightforward true truthful trustworthy up front veracious veridical
反义词
dishonest hypocritical insincere shady
上位词
dependable ethical honorable principled reliable responsible righteous scrupulous
下位词
bona fide candid open parrhesiastic plain sincere unreserved
衍生词
God honest truth God's honest truth honest as the day honest broker honest comment honest Indian honest injun honest John honestly honest mistake honestness honest-to-God honest to God honest to gods honest-to-gods honest-to-goodness honest to goodness honest-to-Hannah honest to Pete honesty if I'm honest in my honest opinion keep someone honest locks only keep honest people honest make an honest woman overhonest to be honest Tukey's honest significance test turn an honest penny underhonest unhonest
相关词
truth veracity

词源

词源 1
From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).
词源 2
From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).
词源 3
From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).
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