truth
US: /ˈtɹuθ/
UK: /tɹˈuːθ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
truth /tru:θ/- danh từ
- sự thật, lẽ phải, chân lý
- to tell the truth: nói sự thật
- the truth of science: chân lý khoa học
- the truth is that...: sự thật là...
- sự đúng đắn, sự chính xác
- there is no truth in his report: trong bản báo cáo của hắn không có gì là chính xác cả (không có gì là đúng sự thực cả)
- tính thật thà, lòng chân thật
- I can rely on his truth: tôi có thể tin vào lòng chân thật của nó
- (kỹ thuật) sự lắp đúng
- the wheel is out of truth: bánh xe lắp lệch
- sự thật, lẽ phải, chân lý
Advanced English dictionary
1 (the truth) [sing.] the true facts about sth, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed: Do you think she's telling the truth? + We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth. + The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on. + I don't think you are telling me the whole truth about what happened. + The awful truth about his disappearance finally dawned on her. + It's the gospel truth (= completely true)! + The sad truth is that, at 72, he is past his prime.2 [U] the quality or state of being based on fact: There is no truth in the rumours. + There is not a grain of truth in what she says. + His version of events does contain an element of truth.
Antonym: FALSITY
3 [C] a fact that is believed by most people to be true: universal truths + She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.
See also -
Compare: UNTRUTH
Idioms: if (the) truth be known / told used to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people
in truth (written) used to emphasize the true facts about a situation: She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun.
nothing could be further from the truth used to say that a fact or comment is completely false: She thinks I don't like her but nothing could be further from the truth.
truth is stranger than fiction (saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented
(the) truth will out (saying) used to say that people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep them secret
more at BEND v., ECONOMICAL, MOMENT
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 genuineness, reality, actuality, correctness, accuracy, fact:
The truth of the matter is that he's in love with you.
2 fact(s):
To tell the truth, I came here to kill you.
3 in truth. in fact, truly, actually, really:
In truth, his name is not Jack Armstrong at all but Ebenezer Braithwaite.
Collocation
1 what is true
ADJ.
absolute, gospel
(informal),
honest
(informal),
real
She takes everything she reads in the paper as gospel truth.
| full, whole
It still doesn't make sense to me?I don't think he's told us the whole truth.
| exact, literal | naked, plain, simple
The simple truth is he's lost his job.
| underlying | awful, bitter, cruel, dreadful, hard, harsh, horrible, horrid, painful, sad, shocking, terrible, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
the shocking truth about heroin addiction among the young The sad truth is he never loved her.
| objective | empirical, historical, moral, poetic, psychological, religious, scientific, spiritual
It's a good film but contains little historical truth.
| divine
QUANT.
element, grain
There may have been a grain of truth in what he said.
VERB + TRUTH
know
So now you know the truth. If the truth be known, I was afraid to tell anyone.
| admit, speak, tell (sb)
He was reminded of his duty to speak the truth when questioned in court. I'm sure she's telling the truth. To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return.
| establish, discover, find out, get at, learn, reveal, uncover
She was determined to discover the truth about her neighbours. The journalist protested that he was only trying to get at the truth.
| guess | accept, acknowledge, face (up to) | doubt
The police doubt the truth of his statement.
| conceal, cover up, hide, suppress
You've been hiding the truth from me!
TRUTH + VERB
be, lie
We are examining the matter to see where the truth lies.
| come out, emerge
Towards the end of the letter the cruel truth emerged.
| dawn on sb
The awful truth suddenly dawned on her.
PREP.
in ~
She laughed and chatted but was, in truth (= in fact), not having much fun.
| ~ about
finding out the truth about her husband
| ~ behind
What's the truth behind all the gossip?
| ~ in
There is no truth in the rumour.
PHRASES
be economical with the truth
(= not to tell the whole truth),
nothing could be further from the truth
I know you think she's mean, but nothing could be further from the truth.
| the quest/search for (the) truth, a ring of truth
His explanation has a ring of truth to it.
| a seeker after truth
(literary) seekers after divine truth
| the truth of the matter
The truth of the matter is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
| the truth will out
(saying) (= People will find out the true facts of a situation even if you try to keep them secret.)
2 fact that is true
ADJ.
basic, central, common, essential, eternal, fundamental, general, great, important, profound, simple, ultimate, universal
in search of the eternal truths of life
| ancient | obvious, self-evident, undeniable
We hold these truths to be self-evident …
| underlying | half, partial
His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.
| harsh, home, painful, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
It's time we told him a few home truths about sharing a house.
| necessary | moral, philosophical, scientific, spiritual | divine
VERB + TRUTH
establish, reveal, uncover | tell sb | accept, acknowledge, face up to
PREP.
~ about
She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family.
Concise dictionary
truthstruːθnoun
+a fact that has been verified
+conformity to reality or actuality
+a true statement
+the quality of being near to the true value
+United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
