truth
翻譯
真相, 事實, 真理
例句
You should always tell the truth.
你應該總是說實話。
The truth of the matter is complex.
事情的真相很複雜。
There is some truth in what he says.
他說的話有幾分道理。
文法模式
tell the truth 說實話 You must tell the truth.
the truth of ((sth.)) ……的真相 What is the truth of the story?
the truth is that... 事實是…… The truth is that I forgot.
近義詞
同義詞: fact (事實), reality (現實), veracity (真實性); 反義詞: lie (謊言), falsehood (虛假), fiction (虛構)
詞源
源自古英語「trīewþ」，意為「信念、忠誠、真實」。與單詞「true」（真實的）有關。
記憶技巧
把它想成是謊言的反面。想像在法庭上宣誓要說出「真相」。