正确地;真正地;完全地
When something begins in earnest, it has already started but is now being done in a serious and complete way.
The election campaign has begun in earnest. 竞选宣传活动真正开始了。
The work begins in earnest at the start of next month.
Building work will start in earnest in the spring.
Production starts in earnest later this year.
Her academic career commenced in earnest in 1989, when she returned to Cambridge.
The convention got underway in earnest on Tuesday night.
See also: earnest