[PHRASE 短语]实际上；事实上 You say in truth in order to indicate that you are giving your honest opinion about something.
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In truth, we were both unhappy.
事实上，我们俩都不快乐。
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[PHRASE 短语]说实在的；坦白说 You say to tell you the truth or truth to tell in order to indicate that you are telling someone something in an open and honest way, without trying to hide anything.
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To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him...
坦白说，我害怕见他。
Truth to tell, John did not want Veronica at his wedding.
说实在的，约翰不想韦罗妮卡参加他的婚礼。
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truth★/truːθ; NAmEtruːθ/noun(pluraltruths/truːðz; NAmEtruːðz/)1★the truth[singular ]the true facts about sth, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed 真相；实情；事实；真实情况◆Do you think she's telling the truth?你认为她在讲实话吗？◆We are determined to get at (= discover)the truth. 我们决心查出真相。◆The truth (of the matter) iswe can't afford to keep all the staff on. 实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。◆I don't think you are telling me the whole truthabout what happened. 我认为你没有把事情的全部真相都告诉我。2★[uncountable ]the quality or state of being based on fact 真实；真实性◆There is no truth in the rumours.这些谣言毫无根据。◆There is not a grain of truthin what she says. 她说的没有一句真话。OPP
falsity
3[countable ]a fact that is believed by most people to be true 真理◆universal truths普遍真理◆She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.她不得不正视有关她家的几桩尴尬事。☞compare
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half-truth
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home truth
IDIOMSif (the) ˌtruth be ˈknown/ˈtoldused to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people （用于说出真相）说实话，说真的，老实说in ˈtruth( formal) used to emphasize the true facts about a situation （强调真实情况）的确，事实上◆She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun.她虽然又是笑又是侃，但实际上玩得并不开心。ˌnothing could be ˌfurther from the ˈtruthused to say that a fact or comment is completely false 大错特错；假到极点；荒谬绝伦to tell (you) the ˈtruth( informal) used when admitting sth （承认某事）说实话，老实说◆To tell you the truth, I'll be glad to get home.说实话，能回家我会很高兴。ˌtruth is stranger than ˈfiction( saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented 现实比虚构更不可思议(the) ˌtruth will ˈout( saying) used to say that people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep them secret 真相终将大白于天下；纸包不住火；终会水落石出☞more at
1true facts the truth the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessedOPP lie, falsehood, untruth: How do we know you’re telling us the truth?truth about She hoped to find out the truth about her family.truth behind We’ll never know the truth behind what happened.2being true [uncountable] the state or quality of being truetruth in There was some truth in the accusations.grain/element of truth (=small amount of truth) There wasn’t a grain of truth in what he said. There was an element of truth (=a small amount of truth) in what he said. There is no truth in the rumour.3important ideas [countable usually plural] formal an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true: The experience has taught us some basic truths.an unhappy/unpleasant/unwelcome truth (=an unpleasant or disappointing fact) It is in his interest to hide unhappy truths about his agency’s performance.4in truth in factSYN really: Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.5if (the) truth be known/told used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion: If the truth be known, I felt a little left out at school.6to tell (you) the truth spoken used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something: To tell the truth, I was frightened to death.7nothing could be further from the truth used to say that something is definitely not true8the truth will out old-fashioned used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end →
half-truth
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COLLOCATIONSverbstell the truth· It’s better to tell the truth.speak the truth· He always spoke the truth, whether it was popular or not.know the truth· At last I knew the truth about my father’s death.find out/discover/uncover the truth· She was determined to find out the truth.learn the truth· When she learns the truth, she may decide to help us.get at/to the truth informal (=discover the truth)· The police will eventually get to the truth of the matter.reveal the truth· She’d promised never to reveal the truth.accept/admit the truth· Our pride kept us from admitting the truth.be/come close to the truth· The book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking.get the truth out of somebody (=make someone tell you the truth)· I’ll get the truth out of her, whatever it takes!ADJECTIVES/NOUN + truththe whole/full truth· Investors should have been told the whole truth.the simple/plain/naked truth (=the truth, with nothing added, left out, or hidden)· The simple truth is that there isn’t enough money to pay for it.the sad/painful truth (=something that is true but that you regret)· She still misses him, and that’s the sad truth.the awful/terrible/dreadful etc truth· She could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth.the honest truth (=used to emphasize that you are telling the truth)· We never came here to steal anything, and that’s the honest truth.the gospel truth (=the complete truth)· Don’t take everything she says as the gospel truth.phrasesthe truth of the matter· The truth of the matter is that we don’t know what really happened.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say the truth’. Say tell the truth.
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真理(34%)，真相(32%)，事实(20%)，真实(14%)
n.真理；事实；诚实；实质
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