bona fide
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/
美 /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/|/ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/|/ˈbɑnə.faɪd/|/ˈboʊnəˌfideɪ/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
— Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
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Genuine; not counterfeit.
— This is a bona fide Roman coin.
副词 adv.
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In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
— But by the knots I am speaking of, may it please your reverences to believe, that I mean good, honest, devilish tight, hard knots, made bona fide, as Obadiah made his; […]
词源
词源 1
Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).
词源 2
Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).
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