truth
noun uk/truːθ/ us/truːθ/
B2 [ U ]真实性
the quality of being true
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。
Synonyms: truthfulnessveracity verity
Opposites: falsehood mendacity
the truthB1 [ S ] 事实，实情，真相
the real facts about a situation, event, or person
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 truthformal 事实上，的确
used to show or emphasize that something is true
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。
C2 [ C ] formal真理；原理；法则；道理
a fact or principle that is thought to be true by most people
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。
- More examples
- 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.
Idioms
truth is stranger than fictionidiom saying 现实比虚构更玄乎。
said when you want to emphasize that real events or things are sometimes stranger than imaginary ones
truth will outidiom UK saying (US the truth will out) 真相终将大白。
said to show that you believe the truth will always be discovered