truth
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Thetruth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented. 实情; 真相
Is it possible to separate truth from fiction?
有可能区分事实和谎言吗?
I must tell you the truth about this business. 我必须告诉你这桩交易的真相。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you say that there is some truth in a statement or story, you mean that it is true, or at least partly true. 真实性
There is no truth in this story. 这个故事不具备真实性。
Is there any truth to the rumours?
这些谣传有事实根据吗?
3. N-COUNT A truth is something that is believed to be true. 真理
It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it. 一个几乎普遍的真理是,工作上提升得越高,我们最初的那些工作技能实际上就用得越少。
4. PHRASE You say to tell you the truth or truth to tell in order to indicate that you are telling someone something in an open and honest way, without trying to hide anything. 跟你说实话
To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him. 跟你说实话,我怕见到他。
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truth /truːθ/ (truths)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
- The judge was satisfied that she was telling the truth.
- There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.
- He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.
- It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth , or truth from lies .
- The truth about the accident may never be known .
the quality of being true
真实性
There would seem to be some truth in what she says. 她说的话似乎有些真实的成分。
There is no truth in the reports of his resignation . 有关他辞职的那些报道毫不可信。
You cannot question the truth of his alibi . 你无法怀疑他不在现场的证明。
And yet what he says contains at least a grain of (= a small amount of) truth. 然而,他说的话至少有那么一点儿真实性。
the truth [ 单数名词 ]
the real facts about a situation , event , or person
事实,实情,真相
But was he telling the truth? 但是他讲的是真话吗?
I don't suppose we'll ever know the truth about what happened that day . 我觉得我们永远也不可能知道那天究竟发生了什么。
To tell (you) the truth (= speaking honestly ) I'm happy he's not coming. (跟你)说实话,他不来我很高兴。
in truth formal
used to show or emphasize that something is true
事实上,的确
In truth we feared for her safety , although we didn't let it be known . 我们的确很担心她的安全,尽管我们没有表现出来。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] formal
a fact or principle that is thought to be true by most people
真理;原理;法则;道理
It would seem to be a general truth that nothing is as straightforward as it at first seems . 一切都不会像最初看起来那样简单——这似乎是一个普遍法则。
The entire system of belief is based on a few simple truths. 整个信仰体系是建立在几条简单的原则基础之上的。
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