at heart

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

at heart, by heart

這是兩個與heart有關的詞組。
at heart: 意思是“在心裡”、“心底里”或“本質上”（from the heart，from the bottom of one's heart or essentially）。

• that socialite is a rascal at heart.
  那個知名人士實質上是個壞蛋。
• a councillor should have the collective interest of society at heart.
  議員應當關心大眾的利益。
• at heart，mr．lin does not approve your proposal.
  林先生的心裡並不贊同你的建議。
• mr．wang looks serious，but he is kind at heart.
  王先生看來嚴肅，但實質上他很仁慈。

by heart: 意思是“背誦”、“熟記”（by rote；to learn so well that one can remember it perfectly）。

• i know this poem by heart.
  我能背誦這首詩。
• i don't see the point of learning by heart all the dates in the history book!
  我真不明白為什么要把歷史書里所有的日期都要記下來！

英文解釋：

副詞 at heart:

1. in reality
   同義詞：at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance

例句：

1. I'm a country girl at heart.
   我實際上是個鄉下姑娘。
2. He's a real softie at heart.
   他真是個好心人。
3. She left her home reluctantly and sick at heart.
   她依依不捨地離開了家，心情很沉重。
4. She felt sick at heart when she heard the bad news.
   她聽到這不幸的訊息感到很難過。
5. Indeed he has a solemn face, but he is very humorous at heart.
   他的確有一副嚴肅的臉孔，但內心卻是很富幽默感。
6. Wives say that men are invariably children at heart.
   妻子們說男人實際上永遠是孩子。