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Sincerity is the quality of being sincere: you really mean the words you say, and your face and your actions match them. If you thank someone with sincerity, it is not an empty polite line; you are glad. We talk about the sincerity of an apology, a promise, or a feeling.
SinceritySincerity is the quality of being sincere是sincere(真誠)這種特質: you really mean the words you say你講的話是真心的, and your face and your actions match them而且你的表情和行為也跟話一致. If you thank someone with sincerity如果你帶著sincerity向某人道謝, it is not an empty polite line那就不是一句空洞的客套話; you are glad你是真的高興. We talk about the sincerity of an apology, a promise, or a feeling我們會談到一個道歉、一個承諾,或一種感受的sincerity.
It is a slightly formal noun. In warm everyday talk people more often say someone is being sincere, or that they really mean it.
It這 is a slightly formal noun是一個稍微正式一點的名詞. In warm everyday talk在溫暖的日常對話裡, people more often say someone is being sincere人們比較常直接說某人是sincere(很真誠), or that they really mean it或說他們是真心的.
Though actually, sincerity is about honesty of feeling, not about being right. You can be sincere and still be wrong.
Though actually不過其實, sincerity is about honesty of feelingsincerity講的是感受上的誠實, not about being right不是講對不對. You can be sincere and still be wrong你可以是真誠的,同時還是錯的.
People also argue about “performed” sincerity — a speech that sounds from the heart because it was . The word itself still points to the real thing: no gap between the inside and the words.
People also argue about "performed" sincerity人們也會爭論『表演出來的』sincerity — a speech that sounds from the heart because it was practised一場聽起來發自內心的演講,其實是練習過的. The word itself still points to the real thing這個字本身依然指向真實的那件事: no gap between the inside and the words內心和話語之間沒有落差.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sinceritynoun/sɪnˈsɛɹəti/
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The quality or state of being sincere.
- I protest, in the sincerity of love.
- If the shew of any thing be good for any thing, I am sure sincerity is better
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。