"honest to goodness" 怎么发音
expression
AHN-uhst tuh GUD-ness
ON-ist tuh GUD-nuhs
释义
Used to emphasize that something is real, genuine, or sincere, not fake or exaggerated.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɑnəst/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɡʊdnəs/, /ˈɡʊdnɪs
英式英语
ˈɒnɪst/ /tˈuː/ /ɡˈʊdnəs
简化发音
美式
AHN-uhst tuh GUD-ness
英式
ON-ist tuh GUD-nuhs
语境中听
This is honest to goodness chocolate, not imitation.
She made an honest to goodness apple pie.
He is an honest to goodness friend.
After all those instant meals, it felt great to have an honest to goodness dinner.