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2006.07.10

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Today's Lesson
HONEST   正直な

Explanation

  • Someone is honest if their words and actions are truthful and moral.
  • honest とは、言動が誠実で、道徳的に正しい、という意味です。

examples

  1. He's an honest man. You can trust him.
  2. She has always tried to be honest with her customers. I'm sure she didn't know that the car she sold you had been in an accident.
  3. To be honest, I don't think her chances of winning the race are very good.
  4. Although he said he hadn't read my diary, I knew he wasn't being honest with me.

英会話レッスンBe good!