truth n. (pl. truths ) 1.真理;真實;真相,事實 (opp. lie)。 2.真實性。 3.誠實,老實。 4.(機械的)精確度。 To seek truth from facts. 實事求是。 There is no truth in him. 那家伙一點也不老實。 T- is [lies] at the bottom of a well. 真理潛伏在井底(極難發(fā)現(xiàn))。 home truths 關(guān)于自己的逆耳之言。 truth to life [nature] 逼真。 in truth =〔古語〕 of a truth 真正,實在;說實在話,老實說。 out of truth (機器)安裝得有毛病。 The truth is that .... 實際是…。 tell [speak] the truth 說實話。 to tell the truth =truth to tell 實際是,說實在話。
An old saw can have a kernel of truth in it 一句諺語可有一個基本真理的存在。
I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments 我認為在這些本來是無關(guān)緊要的評論中含有一定的真實性。
So what he tries to do is extract kernels of truth from the varieties of subjectivism 因此,他所做的是從各種主觀主義思想之中萃取真理的精華。
The picture emerging from psychology labs is that there is at most a kernel of truth in this stereotype, while some studies find no evidence of even subtle mental impairment in heavy users 心理學(xué)實驗室發(fā)現(xiàn),這種老生常談式的說法最多只有一小部分是對的,而一些研究發(fā)現(xiàn)在大量吸食的人群中根本沒有哪怕是很輕微的精神損傷的跡象。