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Adv 副词 Emphasize   [Adv   [Emphasis I Order Adj

英语单词 truly
英美音标 英 ['truːli] 美 ['truːli]
中文释义 adv.真实地;真诚地;正确地
英语例句 (1) The performance truly exalted the audience.
(2) She didn't let anyone know what she truly felt.
(3) The birth of a baby is truly a blessed event.
(4) He knew he had behaved badly and he seemed truly sorry.
(5) Mary is truly a homespun girl from the country.
中文例句 (1) 演出确使观众情绪高昂。
(2) 她不让别人知道她的真实感情。
(3) 生个孩子真是喜事。
(4) 他知道自己表现不好,所以确实显得懊悔。
(5) 玛丽实实在在是一位来自乡村的朴实的女孩。
vocabulary简明 Truly is an adverb that means "in truth" or "really." You would say, "That is truly beautiful" or "It was truly a beautiful wedding."
vocabulary扩展 When you're truly sick, you're really sick. When you're truly sorry, you're sincerely sorry. A truly odd story is extremely strange or bizarre. A truly scary movie is terrifying. This word has to do with things that are actually or absolutely so. It's also used as a closing in letters. Instead of "Sincerely" or "Sincerely yours," many people write, "Yours truly" or "Very truly yours." The idea is: "I really mean this; you can trust me."
柯林斯解释
1
[ADV 副词]真正地;完全地 You use truly to emphasize that something has all the features or qualities of a particular thing, or is the case to the fullest possible extent.
  [ADV group]
  [emphasis]
  • ...a truly democratic system...

    真正民主的制度

  • Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle...

    并非所有的医生都真正了解生殖周期。

  • Spain was truly a European nation.

    西班牙是个典型的欧洲国家。

2
[ADV 副词]非常;很 You can use truly in order to emphasize your description of something.
  [ADV adj]
  [emphasis]
  • ...a truly splendid man...

    非常优秀的人

  • They were truly appalling.

    他们非常令人震惊。

3
[ADV 副词]由衷地;真诚地;真挚地 You use truly to emphasize that feelings are genuine and sincere.
  [ADV adj]
  [emphasis]
  • Believe me, Susan, I am truly sorry...

    相信我,苏珊,我实在感到抱歉。

  • He truly loved his children.

    他由衷地爱他的孩子们。

4
[ADV 副词]的确;真的 You can use truly in order to emphasize that what you are saying is true.
  [ADV with cl]
  [emphasis]
  • I truly never minded caring for Rusty…

    我真的从不介意照顾拉斯蒂。

  • I do not expect a war between my country and yours. Truly I do not.

    我不希望你我两国之间爆发战争。真的不希望。

5
well and truly→see:
well
    6
    [CONVENTION 惯用语](用于正式信件末尾)你忠实的 You write Yours truly at the end of a formal letter to someone you do not know very well. You write your signature after the words 'Yours truly'.
    • Yours truly, Phil Turner.

      菲尔·特纳谨启

    7
    [PHRASE 短语]我,鄙人 You can say yours truly as a way of referring to yourself.
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
      [HUMOROUS 幽默]
    • Yours truly was awoken by a shout: 'Ahoy there!'

      鄙人被一声大喊惊醒:“喂!”

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