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TOEFL BNC: 1152 COCA: 850

truth

truth /ˈtruːθ/ noun
plural truths /ˈtruːðz/ /ˈtruːθs/
truth
/ˈtruːθ/
noun
plural truths /ˈtruːðz/ /ˈtruːθs/
Learner's definition of TRUTH
the truth : the real facts about something : the things that are true事实;真相;实情
[noncount] : the quality or state of being true真实性
[count] : a statement or idea that is true or accepted as true真理;原理usually plural通常用复数
see also half-truth, home truth, untruth

bend the truth

see 1bend

in truth

: in fact : actually or really的确;事实上

moment of truth

see moment
TOEFL BNC: 1152 COCA: 850
plural truths ˈtrüt͟hz How to pronounce truth (audio)
ˈtrüths
1
a(1)
: the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality
(2)
: the state of being the case : fact
(3)
often capitalized : a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality
b
: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true
truths of thermodynamics
c
: the body of true statements and propositions
2
a
: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality
b
chiefly British : true sense 2
c
: fidelity to an original or to a standard
3
a
: sincerity in action, character, and utterance
b
archaic : fidelity, constancy
4
capitalized Christian Science : god
Phrases
in truth
: in accordance with fact : actually

Example Sentences

At some point you have to face the simple truth that we failed. Their explanation was simpler but came closer to the truth. The article explains the truth about global warming. A reporter soon discovered the truth. Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Her story contains a grain of truth but also lots of exaggeration. See More
Recent Examples on the Web That conclusion is discordant with the truth about social movements and survival — the fate of Afghanistan lies in her hands, yes, but in many others too. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Call it lessons from the German way of doing corporate business locally or call it the truth about how rising economic tides actually work. Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 German, a 69-year-old reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found dead outside his home Saturday morning with stab wounds, a grisly end to a career dedicated to uncovering the truth in the Vegas area. Eric Levenson, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Very few of us are likely to ever know the whole truth, which is exactly how Queen Elizabeth II wanted it. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 The pair are archetypal heroes who are fundamentally good, kind souls with heartwarming values that reflect narrative themes of sacrifice, truth and love. Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Crabmeat is delicious—that’s an unassailable, garlicky buttery truth. Miriam Fauzia, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 There is no stronger proof in the collection of that lasting truth than Lovato’s contribution. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The style is based on stripping away anything extraneous, any distracting detail, to get to what the artist believes is the unfiltered truth of the subject. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English trewthe, from Old English trēowth fidelity; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

Time Traveler
The first known use of truth was before the 12th century

See also: Truth or Consequences

TOEFL BNC: 1152 COCA: 850
truth

noun¹

1what is true真實情況ADJECTIVE | ... OF TRUTH | VERB + TRUTH | TRUTH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEabsolute, gospel (informal) , honest
(informal) , real絕對的事實;絕對真理;大實話;真正的事實
She takes everything she reads in the paper as gospel truth.她把在報紙上看到的一切都當作是絕對真實的情況。complete, entire, full, whole全部的事實;所有的事實It still doesn't make sense to me-I don't think he's told us the whole truth.我還是覺得講不通 - 我認為他沒有告訴我們全部真相。exact, literal分毫不差的/不折不扣的事實naked, plain, simple赤裸裸的/清楚的/簡單的事實The simple truth is he's lost his job.事實很簡單,他丟了工作。pure, unvarnished純粹的/原原本本的事實the plain unvarnished truth清清楚楚原原本本的事實hidden, secret隱藏的/秘密的真相the hidden truth behind the events of the last four years在過去四年事件的背後隱藏着的真相underlying根本的事實awful, bitter, brutal, cruel, dreadful, grim, hard, harsh, horrible, painful, sad, shocking, terrible, ugly, uncomfortable, unfortunate, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome令人極不愉快的/冷酷的/殘酷的/殘忍的/令人畏懼的/無情的/嚴峻的/嚴酷的/可怕的/令人痛苦的/可悲的/令人震驚的/糟糕的/令人不快的/令人感到不舒服的/不幸的/令人難以接受的/不愉快的/不受歡迎的事實the shocking truth about heroin addiction among the young年輕人吸食海洛因成癮的驚人事實真相The sad truth is he never loved her.令人悲哀的是他從未愛過她。factual, objective確實發生過的/客觀存在的事實empirical, historical, moral, poetic, psychological, religious, scientific, spiritual以經驗為根據的事實;歷史事實;道德事實;詩意的真實;心理事實;宗教事實;科學事實;精神事實It's a good movie but contains little historical truth.電影不錯,不過裏面沒有多少史實。divine, revealed神聖的事實;揭示的真相the revealed truth of God神所啟示的真相... OF TRUTHelement, germ, glimmer, grain, kernel, nugget, ounce, shred幾分真實性;真理的萌芽;少許事實;一線真實;事實的核心;可貴的真相;一點兒真實性;真相的碎片There may have been a grain of truth in what he said.他說的話或許有一丁點兒真實性。VERB + TRUTHknow知道實情So now you know the truth.那麼現在你知道實情了。If the truth be known, I was afraid to tell anyone.如果要實話實說的話,是我不敢告訴任何人。admit, convey, expose, speak, tell (sb)承認事實;說出事實;揭露真相;告訴(某人)事實He was reminded of his duty to speak the truth when questioned in court.他被提醒在回答法庭問題時,有責任講真話。I'm sure she's telling the truth.我確信她說的是真話。To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return.跟你說實話吧,我非常害怕他回來。establish, discern, discover, find out, get, get at, get to, learn, reveal, uncover確立/識別/發現/找出/獲得/接近/觸及到/瞭解/揭示/發掘真相She was determined to discover the truth about her boss.她下決心要查明老闆的真相。We're going to try to get the truth out of this boy.我們將設法從男孩這裏得到實情。The journalist protested that he was only trying to get at the truth.記者抗議說,他只想查明事情的真相。seek求真務實a man on a journey seeking the truth about God and humanity在尋求上帝和人的真相之路上的男子guess猜測真相accept, acknowledge, face (up to), grasp, realize接受真相;承認真相;面對現實;把握真相;認識現實He realized the truth in Adam's words.他意識到亞當話語中的真實性。doubt懷疑真實性The police doubt the truth of his statement.警察懷疑他沒有說真話。conceal, cover up, hide, suppress隱瞞事實;掩蓋事實You've been hiding the truth from me!你一直對我隱瞞事實!deny否認事實Dare anyone deny the truth of what we have said?有人敢否認我們所說的事實嗎?bend, distort, stretch, twist曲解/歪曲/誇大/扭曲事實真相Lawyers distorted the truth about the deal.律師們歪曲了有關此交易的真相。handle對待真相He was too fragile to handle the truth.他太脆弱,無法面對事情的真相。TRUTH + VERBbe, lie事實是We are examining the matter to see where the truth lies.我們正在調查這件事情的真相。come out, emerge真相大白Almost at the end of the letter the cruel truth emerged.在信的結尾處終於道出了殘酷的事實。dawn on sb某人明白真相The awful truth suddenly dawned on her.她突然明白了可怕的事實。PREPOSITIONin truth事實上She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun.她雖然有說有笑的,但事實上並不怎麼開心。truth about關於⋯的真相She would later find out the truth about her husband.她以後會查明有關她丈夫的真相。truth behind⋯背後的事實What's the truth behind all the gossip?流言背後的真相是什麼?truth in⋯中的真實性There is no truth in these allegations.這些指控完全不符合事實。PHRASESan/the arbiter of truth真相的仲裁者They claim to be the arbiters of sacred truth.他們自稱是神聖的真理的仲裁者。be economical with the truth (= not to tell the whole truth) (especially BrE) 沒說出全部實情moment of truth(成敗分曉等的)關鍵時刻Finally the moment of truth will be upon you.最後的關鍵時刻將取決於你。nothing could be further from the truth完全不是事實I know you think she's mean, but nothing could be further from the truth.我知道你認為她小氣,但事實完全不是這樣。the pursuit of (the) truth追尋真理They were motivated by the pursuit of the truth.他們是出於對真理的追求。the quest for (the) truth, the search for (the) truth尋找真理a ring of truth有幾分真話His explanation has a ring of truth to it.他的解釋裏有幾分真話。a seeker after truth (literary) 追求真理的人seekers after divine truth追求神聖真理的人a semblance of truth真理的表象the truth of the matter事情的真相The truth of the matter is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.事實是我們沒有能力繼續雇用所有員工。the truth will come out, the truth will out (saying) 真相總會大白
truth

noun²

2fact that is true真理ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRUTH | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbasic, central, common, essential, eternal, fundamental, general, great, immutable, important, profound, simple, timeless, ultimate, universal基本道理;重要真理;普遍真理;永恆真理;深刻的道理;簡單的道理;終極的真理in search of the eternal truths of life探求生命的永恆真理ancient古老的真理obvious, self-evident, undeniable顯而易見的/不言而喻的/不可否認的道理We hold these truths to be self-evident...我們認為這些道理是不言而喻的⋯deep深刻的道理the deeper truths that often go unspoken常常無需說出的更深刻的道理underlying內在的真諦half, partial半真半假的/歪曲的事實His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.他的證詞裏摻雜着誹謗、歪曲的事實和徹頭徹尾的謊言。harsh, home, painful, uncomfortable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome嚴酷的真理;令人不快的真理It's time we told him a few home truths about sharing a house.該是時候告訴他共住一所房子的一些令人不快的事實了。necessary不容否定的真理moral, philosophical, scientific道德/哲學/科學真理biblical, divine, spiritual, theological, transcendent《聖經》的/神聖的/精神的/神學的/超驗的真理Science, like theology, reveals transcendent truths about a changing world.和神學一樣,科學揭示了有關不斷變化的世界的超驗的真理。VERB + TRUTHestablish, reveal, uncover證實為/揭示/發現真理tell sb告訴某人真理accept, acknowledge, face up to接受/承認/正視事實PREPOSITIONtruth about關於⋯的事實She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.她不得不接受一些關於她家庭的令人不快的事實。

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