earnest
要点まじめな
意味
- まじめな,真剣な
- 重大な,厳粛な
- 本気,まじめ
- (約束などの)印,(善意などの)証拠《+of+名》
- (…の)きざし,前兆《+of+名》
- (またearnest money)手付け金,保証金
例文
He firmly refused the Premier's earnest request.
彼は総理のたっての要請を固辞した。
They are earnest about their children's education.
彼らは子供の教育に熱心だ。
He said in earnest that he would quit the company.
彼は会社を辞めると本気で言った。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestness, zeal, seriousness, battle”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“earnest, strength, solidity, struggle, fight”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *arniz (“efficient, capable, diligent, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to cause to move, arouse, increase”). Cognate with West Frisian earnst (“earnest, seriousness”), Dutch ernst (“seriousness, gravity, earnest”), German Ernst (“seriousness, earnestness, zeal, vigour”), Icelandic ern (“brisk, vigorous”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (arniba, “secure, certain, sure”).