true-to-life

IPA/ˌtruː tə ˈlaɪf/
IPA/ˌtruː tə ˈlaɪf/

true-to-life — 形容詞

1. describing a picture, story, performance, model, or detail that matches real peo

1.形容詞B2
釋義

寫實；逼真

如實呈現生活，像真的一樣

describing a picture, story, performance, model, or detail that matches real people or ordinary experience closely, so it feels natural instead of invented or exaggerated

例句

The director used true-to-life dialogue from bus drivers and night guards.

導演用了公車司機和夜班警衛那種很寫實的對白。

attributive: true-to-life + dialogue in drama or film

Kofi built a true-to-life market stall for the school history fair.

Kofi 為學校的歷史展做了一個逼真的市場攤位。

常見搭配
  • true-to-life character
  • true-to-life dialogue
  • true-to-life detail
  • true-to-life portrayal
  • true-to-life scene
同義詞
  • realistic

    broader; also describes plans, prices, and expectations, not only representations

  • lifelike

    narrower; mainly used for the physical appearance of models, dolls, and images

  • naturalistic

    more formal; common in criticism of art, theatre, and film

反義詞
  • stylized

    deliberately shaped away from ordinary reality for artistic effect

  • exaggerated

    made stronger, bigger, or more dramatic than real life

  • artificial

    obviously made or fake, rather than naturally convincing

文法句型

true-to-life + noun (character / detail / dialogue / scene / portrayal)

用法筆記

Usually describes representations such as characters, dialogue, scenes, portraits, and models. Before a noun, the hyphenated form true-to-life is standard; after a linking verb, English more often uses the open phrase true to life.

常見錯誤

The dialogue felt true-to-life.
The dialogue felt true to life.
after a linking verb, English usually drops the hyphens and uses the open phrase.
慣用語

true to life

idiom

accurate in the way it reflects ordinary people, events, or appearances, so it feels like real experience rather than a made-up version

寫實；逼真

Layla said the classroom scenes were true to life, right down to the broken fan.

The old fishing boat looked true to life after Ada painted rust on the rails.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • remarkably true-to-life
  • painfully true-to-life

常用片語

  • a true-to-life portrait of
  • a true-to-life portrayal of
  • feel true to life