Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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earnest

/ˈɜrnɪst/B1

誠實熱切的 / 認真的 (adj.)

形容人態度非常「真誠、懇切、一本正經」。這裡用來形容 Boyle 雖然矮小,但說話特別誠懇踏實。

But if you ever keep anything from me again,
I will leave you for this short, earnest man
and his ex-wife's new boyfriend's apartment.