短语:
1、Be honest in (doing) sth. 做某事诚实
2、Be honest with sb. 对某人以坦诚相待
3、Be honest about sth. 对某事诚实
4、To be honest (with you) 坦白地说,老实地告诉你
例1Youshould tell the story_____.
A.honesty B. tobe honest C.honestlyD. inhonesty
解析: C 依据题意,此题需选用honesty作状语,意为“老实地;公正地”; to be honest和inhonesty用作插入语,作“老实说”讲;honest仅用作定语和表语。题意:你应当老老实实地把真相讲出来。
例2 She is alwayshonesther customers.
A.withB.aboutC.inD. over
解析:Be honest withsb.意为“对……公平、诚实”;in或about之后常接事物的分词或代词;over与honest搭配不当。题意:她对顾客总是诚实的。
派生:honesty n. 诚实;honestlyadv.诚实地
dishonest a. 不诚实的;dishonestyn.不诚实