truth n. (pl. truths ) 1.真理;真实;真相,事实 (opp. lie)。 2.真实性。 3.诚实,老实。 4.(机械的)精确度。 To seek truth from facts. 实事求是。 There is no truth in him. 那家伙一点也不老实。 T- is [lies] at the bottom of a well. 真理潜伏在井底(极难发现)。 home truths 关于自己的逆耳之言。 truth to life [nature] 逼真。 in truth =〔古语〕 of a truth 真正,实在;说实在话,老实说。 out of truth (机器)安装得有毛病。 The truth is that .... 实际是…。 tell [speak] the truth 说实话。 to tell the truth =truth to tell 实际是,说实在话。
An old saw can have a kernel of truth in it 一句谚语可有一个基本真理的存在。
I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments 我认为在这些本来是无关紧要的评论中含有一定的真实性。
So what he tries to do is extract kernels of truth from the varieties of subjectivism 因此,他所做的是从各种主观主义思想之中萃取真理的精华。
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 心理学实验室发现,这种老生常谈式的说法最多只有一小部分是对的,而一些研究发现在大量吸食的人群中根本没有哪怕是很轻微的精神损伤的迹象。