mendacityformal
 the truthB1[ S ]
the real facts about a situation, event, or person: 事实，实情，真相
tell the truthBut was he telling the truth?但是他讲的是真话吗？
the truth aboutI don't suppose we'll ever know the truth about what happened that day.我觉得我们永远也不可能知道那天究竟发生了什么。
to tell (you) the truthTo tell (you) the truth (= speaking honestly) I'm happy he's not coming.（跟你）说实话，他不来我很高兴。
 in truthformal
used to show or emphasize that something is true: 事实上，的确
In truth we feared for her safety, although we didn't let it be known.我们的确很担心她的安全，尽管我们没有表现出来。
C2[ C ]formal
a fact or principle that is thought to be true by most people: 真理；原理；法则；道理
It would seem to be a general truth that nothing is as straightforward as it at first seems.一切都不会像最初看起来那样简单——这似乎是一个普遍法则。
The entire system of belief is based on a few simple truths.整个信仰体系是建立在几条简单的原则基础之上的。
The judge was satisfied that she was telling the truth.法官相信她在说实话。
There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.她说的话当然也有些是真的。
He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.他命不久矣却拒不正视现实。
It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies.要分清事实与神话、真理与谎言并不是一件容易的事。
The truth about the accident may never be known.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Reality and truth
actuality
apothegm
authenticity
axiomatically
brute fact
God's truth
gospel
home truth
immediacy
impostor syndrome
practice
real life
the real McCoy
the real thing
the real worldphrase
truth is stranger than fictionidiom
truth will outidiom
veracity
verisimilitude
verity
 someone's truth
someone's own personal situation or feelings, or the truth as someone personally sees it:
Your truth might not be the same as my truth.
Regardless of the power of her truth, no one listens.

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Situations and circumstances
background
busyness
circumstance
circumstances beyond someone's control
climate
comedy of errors
condition
farce
financial affairs
footing
landscape
matrix
picture
practicality
scheme
situation
the scheme of thingsidiom
under any circumstances
under no circumstances
under the circumstances

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