in earnest

意味	真剣に seriously with sincere effort
例文	He started studying in earnest. 彼は本気で勉強を始めた。 The negotiations began in earnest. 交渉は真剣に始まった。

WordNetin earnestと他の単語との繋がり

意味	in a serious manner 真剣に；本気で
同義語	earnestly seriously
例文	talking earnestly with his son 息子と真剣に話し合っている she started studying snakes in earnest 彼女は本格的にヘビの研究を始めた a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce 離婚問題を真摯に扱った劇