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honesta. 1. true,having integrity忠实的,诚实的。 △H.VIII.5.3.82 (5.2.117): “Would you were half so honest !”我希望你能有我一半的忠实就好了! 2. virtuous,upright有道德的,正直的。 △Shr.5.2.159(158):“And not obedient to his honest will,”不服从他的正当的愿望。 △H.VIII.3.1.153(154): “our ends arehonest ,”我们的目的是正直的。 3. well behaved,proper行为规矩的,恰当的。 △2H.IV.1.2. 252 (221):“Well,be honest,be honest,and God bless your expedition!”好了,放规矩点吧,放规矩点吧,上帝保佑你的出征! 4.decent,becoming,harmless正派的,合适的,无害的。 △Ado.3.1.84: “I'll devise some honest slanders /To stain my cousin with.”我要捏造一些善意的流言来玷污我的妹妹。 △Rom.2.1.27: “My invocation / Is fairand honest;”我的咒语是温和而正当的。 5. genuine 真正的。 △Ham.1.5.137: “Touching thisvision here,/ It is an honest ghost,that let me tellyou.”关于这里的那个幽灵,它是一个真正的鬼魂,我可以告诉你们。 6. reliable可靠的。 △Oth.2.3.6: “lago is most hon-est.”伊阿古是最诚实可靠的。 7. sincere真挚的。 △H.VIII.3.2.430 (429): “but thouhast forced me,/ Out of thy honest truth,to play thewoman.” i.e.to shed tears like a woman. 但是你这种真挚的诚意却迫使我扮演女人的角色了。 8. worthy,honourable高贵的,荣誉的。 △Shr.3.2.196(193):“honest company,I thank you all,”诸位高贵的客人,我多谢你们。 △Rom.1.5.128(124): “I thank you,honest gentlemen,good night.”我谢谢你们,诸位高贵的绅士们,晚安。 △Lr.5.1.23: “Where I could not be honest,/ I never yet was valiant.”凡是处在不能光明正大的情况下,我从来不曾勇往直前。 9. chaste贞洁的。 △Mer.3.5.45 (41): “if she be lessthan an honest woman.” 如果她算不上一个规矩的女人。 △Wiv.1.4.144(139):“She is pretty,and honest andgentle,”她是美的,贞洁,文雅。 △As.1.2.41 (37): “forthose that she makes fair she scarce makes honest. and those that she makes honest she makes very ill-fa-vouredly.”因为她使得貌美的人常常不那么贞洁,又使得贞洁的人非常丑陋。 △As.3.3.8:“honest Ovid,”纯洁的奥维德。 △As.3.3.18(17): “I do not know what ‘poetical’is. Is it honest in deed and word?”我不懂什么叫“有诗意一点”。那是一件好事情、一句好话吗? △As. 3. 3. 27 (25):“for thou swear'st to me thou art honest.”因为你向我发誓你是贞洁的。 △As.3.3.30 (28): “Would you nothave me honest?”你不愿意我贞洁吗? △Ham.3.1.103(102):“Ha,ha! are you honest?”哈,哈! 你贞洁吗? 10. ❶ upright,honourable正直的,高尚的。 ❷sexuallymoral,chaste守身如玉的,贞洁的。 △Oth.3.3.103: “Ishe not honest?”他不诚实吗? (按:honest一词此处尚有“守身如玉”之意。) honest friend: good,true friend好朋友。 △2H.IV.5.1.55 (50): “The knave is mine honest friend,sir.Therefore,I beseech you,let him be countenanced.”那个恶棍是我的好朋友,老爷。所以,我请求你,就照顾照顾他吧。(按: I beseech you又作I beseech your worship,“我请求你老爷”。) honest[ˈɔnist]adj.诚实的,老实的,正直的,公正的,正派的,淳朴的 ◇be quite honest about it老实说 be honest with对…说老实话 ‖ honest administration廉政监督 honest and clean government廉政 honest and diligent administration廉政勤政 honest and sincere敦厚 honest-to-goodness adj.纯洁的 honestly adv.真诚地,公正地 honesty n.诚实,正直,忠诚,笃信 honesty test诚实测验 |