词典释义：
free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
诚实的，老实的；真诚的
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I haven't been totally honest with you .我对你并非一贯完全诚实。
morally correct or virtuous
正直的，贞洁的
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I did the only right and honest thing .我做了唯一正确正直的事情。
[attrib.]fairly earned, especially through hard work
用正当手段获得的（尤指通过勤劳的工作）
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struggling to make an honest living .努力靠正当的收入维持生计。
(of an action)blameless or well intentioned even if unsuccessful or misguided
（行为）无可责备的，本意良好的（即使没有成功或被误导）
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he'd made an honest mistake .他犯了一个本意良好的错误。
[attrib.]simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated
简单的，朴实的，单纯的
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good honest food with no gimmicks .没有花哨的简单可口食物。
〈非正式〉 说实话，真的（用于说服某人接受事情的真实性）
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you'll like it when you get there, honest .你到那儿会喜欢的，真的。
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earn （或turn） an honest penny earn money fairly 用正当手段赚钱 -
make an honest woman of dated or humorous marry a woman, especially to avoid scandal if she is pregnant 〈旧或幽默〉 （尤指为避免怀孕丑闻而）与（女士）正式结婚 -
［ORIGIN
honest here originally meant‘respectable', but was probably associated with the archaic sense‘chaste, virtuous’.］to be honest speaking frankly说实话to be honest, I expected to play worse . 说实话，我本来以为会打得更糟
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to be honest 老实说
真题例句：
"Middle English （originally in the sense‘held in or deserving of honour’）： via Old French from Latin
