truth
noun
uk/truːθ/us/truːθ/B2[U]
thequalityof beingtrue:
真实性There wouldseemto be some truthinwhat she says.她说的话似乎有些真实的成分。
There is no truthinthereportsof hisresignation.有关他辞职的那些报道毫不可信。
You cannotquestionthe truthofhisalibi.你无法怀疑他不在现场的证明。
Andyetwhat he sayscontainsat leastagrainof(= asmallamountof)truth.然而，他说的话至少有那么一点儿真实性。
Synonyms
truthfulness
veracityformal
verityformal
Opposites
falsehoodformal
mendacityformal
the truthB1[S]
therealfactsabout asituation,event, orperson:
事实，实情，真相But was hetellingthe truth?但是他讲的是真话吗？
I don'tsupposewe'lleverknowthe truthaboutwhathappenedthatday.我觉得我们永远也不可能知道那天究竟发生了什么。
Totell(you)the truth(=speakinghonestly)I'mhappyhe's not coming.（跟你）说实话，他不来我很高兴。
in truthformal
used to show oremphasizethat something istrue:
事实上，的确In truth wefearedfor hersafety,althoughwe didn'tletit beknown.我们的确很担心她的安全，尽管我们没有表现出来。
C2[C]formal
afactorprinciplethat isthoughtto betrueby mostpeople:
真理；原理；法则；道理It wouldseemto be ageneraltruth that nothing is asstraightforwardas it at firstseems.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。
Theentiresystemofbeliefisbasedon a fewsimpletruths.整个信仰体系是建立在几条简单的原则基础之上的。
- Thejudgewassatisfiedthat she wastellingthe truth.
- There wascertainlyanelementof truth in what she said.
- He'sdyingbut herefusestofacethe truth.
- It'sdifficulttodisentanglehardfactfrommyth, or truth fromlies.
- The truth about theaccidentmay never beknown.
Reality and truth
- actuality
- apothegm
- authenticity
- axiomatically
- fact
- gospel
- home truth
- immediacy
- impostor syndrome
- it is what it isidiom
- practice
- real life
- the real McCoy
- the real thing
- the real world
- truth is stranger than fictionidiom
- truth will outidiom
- veracity
- verisimilitude
- verity
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
True, real, false, and unreal
Idioms
truth be told
truth is stranger than fiction
truth will out