truism
gb/tɹˈuɪzəm/ us/tɹˈuɪzəm/
C1
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ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
C1
abstract
1
an obvious, unoriginal truth
a true statement that is so obvious it sounds boring or not helpful
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a truism] / [a truism about something] / It is a truism that [clause]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
A truism is usually criticized as too obvious; it is not just any true fact.
คำพ้องความหมาย
platitude (Emphasizes that it sounds dull or insincere because it is overused.)
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cliché (Often used for overused phrases; a truism is specifically an over-obvious truth.)
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commonplace (Stresses that it is widely known and not original.)
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banality (Focuses on dullness rather than truth.)
คำตรงข้าม
insight (An insight is a fresh, helpful understanding, not an over-obvious remark.)
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revelation (A revelation is surprising new information, unlike a truism.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a simple truism
|an obvious truism
|a tired truism
|a well-worn truism
|a commonplace truism
|a political truism
|a truism about life
|full of truisms
|repeat a truism
|dismissed as a truism
หัวข้อ
communication
|writing
|opinions
ตัวอย่าง
- The speech was full of truisms about hard work and perseverance.
- Saying that money can’t buy happiness is a truism, but it still rings true for many people.
- Her advice sounded more like a truism than a practical suggestion.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- ‘Be yourself’ can sound like a truism.
- His comments were just truisms.
คำนาม
technical
C2
abstract
2
a statement always true in logic
in logic, a sentence that must be true in every case
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a logical truism] / [a truism in logic] / [a truism of propositional logic]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not confuse this technical sense with the everyday sense meaning ‘a boring obvious truth.’
คำพ้องความหมาย
tautology (Often overlaps in logic, though some writers use 'tautology' more narrowly for statements true by form.)
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logical truth (A more general technical term for a statement true in all models/interpretations.)
คำตรงข้าม
contradiction (A contradiction is false in every possible case.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
logical truism
|a truism in propositional logic
|a truism of predicate logic
|prove a truism
|a truism by definition
|a tautology and a truism
|truth-table truism
|logically true truism
หัวข้อ
logic
|philosophy
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- In propositional logic, ‘P or not P’ is a standard example of a truism.
- The lecturer distinguished empirical claims from truisms that are true by definition.
- Using a truth table, you can check whether the formula is a truism.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- In logic, some sentences are truisms.
- A truism is always true.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
truism
IPA
GB/tɹˈuɪzəm/
US/tɹˈuɪzəm/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
tru - ism (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (tru)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: truism
- Plural: truisms
วลีและสำนวน
it is a truism that [clause]
1/ˈɪt ˈɪz ə tɹˈuɪzəm ðˈæt klˈɔz/
fixed phrase
introduce an obvious general truth
used to say something is obviously true (often not very useful)
ตัวอย่าง
- It is a truism that good communication matters, but the team still struggled to coordinate.
- It is a truism that practice helps, yet many students avoid it.
- It is a truism that time is limited, so we need to prioritize.