the truth

the truth — 慣用語

1. the facts of a situation that are accurate and can be proven, rather than what p

1.慣用語A2
釋義

真相

事情的真實情況

the facts of a situation that are accurate and can be proven, rather than what people say, believe, or wish were true

例句

Stephanie knew that telling her parents the truth about the car accident would be hard.

Stephanie知道，向父母說出車禍的真相會很困難。

collocation: tell (someone) the truth about [something]

After hearing two very different accounts, Anjali decided to find out the truth for herself.

在聽了兩個完全不同的說法之後，Anjali決定親自查明真相。

collocation: find out the truth

同義詞
  • the facts

    more neutral; focuses on verifiable data rather than the concept of truthfulness

  • reality

    broader; refers to the actual state of things, not just provable facts

反義詞
  • a lie

    a false statement made on purpose

  • fiction

    something invented or imagined, not necessarily dishonest

文法句型

the truth + about + [topic]

possessive + truth + about + [topic]

用法筆記

Often follows verbs such as 'tell', 'know', 'find out', 'discover', or 'reveal'. Frequently used with a possessive determiner ('his truth', 'our truth') when referring to a personal version of events.

常見錯誤

❌I want to know true.
✅I want to know the truth.
💡'truth' is a noun and needs an article or determiner.
❌He told truth about the accident.
✅He told the truth about the accident.
💡'truth' usually takes the definite article 'the' in this fixed phrase.