: the quality or state of being sincere: honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy
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Recent Examples on the WebCertainly, any shortcomings of the tree-planting movement as a whole cannot be attributed to a lack of sincerity on the part of its members.New York Times, 13 July 2022 The task for the Gloucester Stage Company ensemble is to walk Jacob-Jenkins’s tightrope of sincerity and spoof while breathing life into these calculating cads. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 In professional settings, at lunches and dinners with Oscar voters, Smith would work the room, making eye contact, remembering names, and grabbing shoulders and arms in shows of sincerity with a fluency that would put seasoned politicians to shame. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022 However, while several people on Twitter applauded Johnson's generosity, others questioned the sincerity of his gesture. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022 Her efforts are mostly evident in the sincerity of the performances, and in the heartfelt moments that punctuate the movie, creating pinpricks of warming light.New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021 But Shannon invests fully in the sincerity of Pat’s niceness, instead of hinting at the idea that Pat might be a fraud. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2021 His speech to Botvinnik about the stakes — potential nuclear annihilation — and the need to look across the negotiating table and see themselves, could feel trite, but instead reveals his sincerity. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 And prior to some of the changes that were made later on in the script and during the reshoots … [his sincerity] was probably a bit clearer. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SINCERITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, deep, great, total, utmost完全誠心誠意▸➤genuine, heartfelt真心實意➤fake, false, mock虛情假意◇'Of course!' I replied with mock sincerity.“當然了!”我假惺惺地回答道。➤apparent顯而易見的真誠◇He spoke these words with apparent sincerity.他說這些話時,真摯之情溢於言表。➤obvious明顯的真誠➤emotional情感的真摯◇a sense of emotional sincerity in each song每首歌中表達的真摯情感VERB + SINCERITY➤doubt, question懷疑/質疑誠意◇There seems no reason to doubt the sincerity of his beliefs.似乎沒有理由懷疑他對於信仰的真誠。◇There was no questioning his sincerity.他的真誠毋庸置疑。➤be convinced of相信真誠◇She wasn't yet convinced of his sincerity.她還不確定他是否有誠意。➤demonstrate, prove, show顯示/證明/表示誠意PREPOSITION➤with sincerity真誠地➤sincerity in⋯中的真誠◇He could hear the sincerity in her voice.他聽得出她語氣很真誠。PHRASES➤in all sincerity, with all sincerity (NAmE) 由衷地◇'Really?' he asked in all sincerity.“真的嗎?”他坦誠地問。➤lack of sincerity缺乏誠意◇His eyes betrayed his utter lack of sincerity.他的眼睛告訴我們他並無一絲一毫的誠意。