英语单词

truth是什么意思

truth

英[truːθ] |美[trʊθ]
    n.真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性
日语:真実 法语:vérité 德语:Wahrheit 韩语:진실 俄语:verdad

牛津词典

noun

  1. 真相;实情;事实;真实情况
    the true facts about sth, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed
    1. Do you think she's telling the truth ?
      你认为她在讲实话吗?
    2. We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth.
      我们决心查出真相。
    3. The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
      实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。
    4. I don't think you are telling me the whole truth about what happened.
      我认为你没有把事情的全部真相都告诉我。
  2. 真实;真实性
    the quality or state of being based on fact
    1. There is no truth in the rumours.
      这些谣言毫无根据。
    2. There is not a grain of truth in what she says.
      她说的没有一句真话。
  3. 真理
    a fact that is believed by most people to be true
    1. universal truths
      普遍真理
    2. She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.
      她不得不正视有关她家的几桩尴尬事。


词形变化

名词复数形式:truths



中文词源

truth 事实,真相,真实

来自 true,真实的,-th,名词后缀。



双语例句

  1. I imagine he thought you were better-placed than most to know the truth
    我想他认为你所处的位置使你比大多数人都更了解真相。
  2. He could not resist telling her the truth
    他忍不住把实情告诉了她。
  3. He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth
    他说了些谎,有时只是对事实添油加醋了一番。
  4. To some extent this was the truth
    在某种程度上,这是事实。
  5. The truth is, I'm a failed comedy writer really.
    事实上,我真的是个很失败的喜剧作家。
  6. She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
    她将这一判决称为真理对谬误的胜利。
  7. She knew from experience that Dave was about to tell her the truth
    经验告诉她戴夫就要对她说出实情了。
  8. We want to get at the truth. Who killed him? And why?
    我们想查明真相。是谁杀了他?为什么?
  9. Both men knew the moment of truth had arrived.
    两人都知道关键时刻到了。
  10. 'You can tell me the truth,' she purred.
    “你可以告诉我真相,”她轻声说。
  11. Somehow I knew he would tell me the truth
    不知何故,我总觉得他会把真相告诉我的。
  12. Do you suppose he was telling the truth?
    你认为他说的是实话吗?
  13. Is it possible to separate truth from fiction?
    有可能把事实与虚构分开吗?
  14. I must tell you the truth about this business
    我必须告诉你这件事的真相。
  15. The truth of the matter is that we had no other choice
    实情就是我们别无选择。
  16. In the town very few know the whole truth.
    镇子里只有很少人知道全部实情。
  17. judgements of truth or falsity.
    对虚与实的判断
  18. There is no truth in this story
    这个故事纯属虚构。
  19. Is there any truth to the rumors?
    那些谣言有什么事实依据吗?
  20. The criticisms have at least an element of truth and validity.
    那些批评至少有一丝真实性和合理性。
  21. 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.
    这几乎是一条普遍的真理:我们在某一工作中越往上晋升,实际运用那些当初在工作中经常实践的技能的机会就越少。
  22. In truth, we were both unhappy.
    事实上,我们俩都不快乐。
  23. To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him
    坦白说,我害怕见他。
  24. Truth to tell, John did not want Veronica at his wedding.
    说实在的,约翰不想韦罗妮卡参加他的婚礼。
  25. Why do you suspect the truth of the information?
    你为什么凭空怀疑这消息的真实性?
  26. I asked him again, and at last he came out with the truth.
    我叮了他一句,他才说了真话。
  27. The truth at last dawned on him.
    他终于开始明白了实情。
  28. You should have told the truth.
    你本该说实话。
  29. To tell the truth, I don't agree with you.
    真格的,我不同意你的意见。
  30. After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.
    踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。


语源

Old English trīewth, trēowthfaithfulness, constancy (see true, -th)


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