truth的形容詞是truthful。truth作為名詞,基本含義為“真相”、“實情”、“真實性”、“真理”;truthful作為truth的形容詞形式,基本含義為“誠實的”、“真實的”、“如實的”、“講真話”、“坦率”。
一、truth的基本含義及用法介紹
truth作為名詞,意為真相;實情;事實;真實情況;真實;真實性;真理。
例句:Do you think she's telling the truth ?
你認為她在講實話嗎?
The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
實際情況是我們無力繼續(xù)聘用所有的職員。
I don't think you are telling me the whole truth about what happened.
我認為你沒有把事情的全部真相都告訴我。
There is no truth in the rumours.
這些謠言毫無根據(jù)。
There is not a grain of truth in what she says.
她說的沒有一句真話。
She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.
她不得不正視有關她家的幾樁尷尬事。
Is it possible to separate truth from fiction?…
有可能把事實與虛構(gòu)分開嗎?
There is no truth in this story...
這個故事純屬虛構(gòu)。
In truth, we were both unhappy.
事實上,我們倆都不快樂。
To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him...
坦白說,我害怕見他。
二、truthful的基本含義及用法介紹
truthful作為形容詞,意為誠實的;真實的;誠實;如實的;講真話;坦率。
例句:She could not give him a truthful answer.
她不能給他一個誠實的答案。
They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.
他們對自己在這次犯罪中所起的作用講的絕非實情。
We've all learnt to be fairly truthful about our personal lives
我們都學會了要非常坦誠地對待自己的個人生活。
Most religions teach you to be truthful and self-disciplined.
多數(shù)宗教教導人們要真誠和律己。
She expected to have some plain and truthful answers.
她期待能得到一些坦率而真實的回答。
Autobiography is often less truthful than biography.
自傳往往不如傳記來得真實。
I don't think you are being entirely truthful.
我認為你并沒全講真話。
The new stories they offer are usually truthful and accurate.
他們提供的消息真實而準確。