🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
IELTS BNC: 13762 COCA: 10329

telling

adjective

tell·​ing ˈte-liŋ How to pronounce telling (audio)
: carrying great weight and producing a marked effect : effective, expressive
the most telling evidence
tellingly
ˈte-liŋ-lē How to pronounce telling (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for telling

valid, sound, cogent, convincing, telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance.

valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.

a valid reason for being absent
a valid marriage

sound implies a basis of flawless reasoning or of solid grounds.

a sound proposal for reviving the economy

cogent may stress either weight of sound argument and evidence or lucidity of presentation.

the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury

convincing suggests a power to overcome doubt, opposition, or reluctance to accept.

a convincing argument for welfare reform

telling stresses an immediate and crucial effect striking at the heart of a matter.

a telling example of bureaucratic waste

Example Sentences

Her experience is a telling example of why the nation's educational system needs to be changed. The most telling moment in the case was when the victim took the stand.
Recent Examples on the Web Eager to explain the chip on his shoulder that’s about to wreck this relationship, the screenplay now does a lot more telling than showing. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Their other big move was more surprising, and also quite telling. WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 But the officers' body cam footage would provide the most telling account yet of how the shooting began. Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2022 Its most telling finding is that an overwhelming majority (91%) of adults 21 years old and over, consume cannabis for health and wellness purposes. Iris Dorbian, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Channel 9 has all but confirmed the new cast of MAFS, but some very telling pap pics published by Daily Mail Australia seem to give away the identities of some of the brides. Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2022 But perhaps more impressive and telling than its rapidly growing viewership is the show's digital footprint. Olachi Ihekwaba, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 But tense might not be the most telling in the end. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022 Of all the names Biden invoked, perhaps the most telling was Strom Thurmond -- former governor of South Carolina, longtime US Senator and failed presidential candidate. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of telling was in 1819

Phrases Containing telling

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime