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(of feelings, beliefs or behaviour 感情、信念或行为 showing what you really think or feel 真诚的；诚挚的；诚恳的 a sincere apology 诚恳的道歉 a sincere attempt to resolve the problem 解决这一问题的认真尝试 sincere regret 真诚的悔恨 Please accept our sincere thanks. 请接受我们诚挚的谢意。 We offer our sincere sympathy to the two families. 我们对两个家庭表示诚挚的同情。
Extra ExamplesHer protests seemed sincere enough. 她的抗议似乎是出自内心的。 We offer our most sincere apologies. 我们致以最诚挚的歉意。 painfully sincere declarations of love 非常真诚的爱情宣言 the warm, deeply sincere note in her voice 她语气里的热情和真诚 I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during this past week. 我要为过去一周你对我的关心和照料表示诚挚的谢意。
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(of a person 人 saying only what you really think or feel 诚实的；坦率的 He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. 他表示愿意帮忙，样子很真诚。 - sincere in something
She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. 她谈论别人，一向不尽坦诚。 I think he is sincere in his desire to keep the economy growing. 我认为他真诚地希望保持经济增长。 - sincere about something
his refusal to be sincere about his feelings 他不愿诚实面对自己的感情
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opposite insincere
Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.