overearnest
adjective (also over-earnest) uk/ˌəʊ.vərˈɜː.nɪst/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɝː.nɪst/
过分认真;过分严肃
too serious and determined, especially so serious that you are unable to find your own actions funny
She's an over-earnest director who's made a handful of second-rate films.
His novels could sometimes be over-earnest. 他的小说有时可能过于严肃。
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- An over-earnest presenter was asking her increasingly dull questions.
- I got stuck talking to an overearnest academic.
- She plays the over-earnest daughter of a British family visiting the Dordogne.
- Critics describe his plays as over-earnest.
- The overearnest dancer droned on about her partner for so long that I wanted to fall asleep.