How do you use "truth" in a sentence?

Are you telling me the truth? The truth is, I've never liked him. There's some truth in what she says.

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Q: What does "truth" mean?

The quality of being true; the real facts about something The word 'truth' refers to the quality of being true or the real facts about a situation. 'The truth' often refers to information that is honest and accurate. Common phrases include 'tell the truth,' 'the whole truth,' and 'truth be told' (used when being especially honest).

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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意味: The quality of being true; the real facts about something

真相，事实；真理

verdad, realidad

真実、真理

진실, 진리

The word 'truth' refers to the quality of being true or the real facts about a situation. 'The truth' often refers to information that is honest and accurate. Common phrases include 'tell the truth,' 'the whole truth,' and 'truth be told' (used when being especially honest).

「truth」指真实的性质或关于情况的真实事实。「the truth」常指诚实准确的信息。常见短语包括「tell the truth」（说实话）、「the whole truth」（全部真相）和「truth be told」（实话实说）。

La palabra «truth» se refiere a la cualidad de ser verdadero o los hechos reales sobre una situación. «The truth» a menudo se refiere a información honesta y precisa. Frases comunes incluyen «tell the truth», «the whole truth» y «truth be told» (usado al ser especialmente honesto).

「truth」は真実であることの性質や状況についての本当の事実を指します。「the truth」はしばしば正直で正確な情報を指します。よく使われるフレーズには「tell the truth」「the whole truth」「truth be told」（特に正直に言うとき）があります。

'truth'라는 단어는 사실인 것의 성질이나 상황에 대한 실제 사실을 의미합니다. 'the truth'는 흔히 정직하고 정확한 정보를 가리킵니다. 자주 쓰이는 표현으로는 'tell the truth'(사실을 말하다), 'the whole truth'(모든 진실), 'truth be told'(솔직히 말하자면) 등이 있습니다.

例文

Are you telling me the truth?
你告诉我的是实话吗？
¿Me estás diciendo la verdad?
本当のことを言っていますか？
사실을 말하고 있는 건가요?
The truth is, I've never liked him.
实话说，我从来都不喜欢他。
La verdad es que nunca me ha caído bien.
実を言うと、彼のことは好きではありませんでした。
사실은, 그를 좋아한 적이 없었습니다.
There's some truth in what she says.
她说的话有几分道理。
Hay algo de verdad en lo que ella dice.
彼女の言うことには一理あります。
그녀가 하는 말에는 일리가 있습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old English 'trēowth' meaning 'faithfulness, constancy', from 'trēowe' (faithful), from Proto-Germanic '*treuwaz'. Related to 'true', 'trust', and 'truce', all connected to the idea of faithfulness.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

ストーリーと豆知識

In British courts, witnesses swear to tell 'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth' - a legal formula used since medieval times.

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