truthful
gb/tɹˈuθfəl/ us/tɹˈuθfəl/
B1
英语
~ 9300
义项
0 个义项
adjective
B1
property
1
honest and not lying
Describes a person who tells the truth and does not lie.
用法模式：
[someone] is truthful (about [something] / with [someone])
常见错误：
Learners often confuse "truthful" with "true." Use "truthful" mainly for people and their behavior (a truthful person, a truthful answer), and "true" for facts or statements (a true story, a true fact). "Honest" is more common than "truthful" in everyday speech, so both are usually possible (an honest/truthful person), but you cannot say *"a very truthful to his wife"; you must say "very truthful to his wife" or "very honest with his wife."
近义词
honest (More common and general; can also refer to not cheating or stealing, not only to telling the truth.)
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straightforward (Emphasizes being direct and clear, sometimes less about moral honesty than about communication style.)
反义词
dishonest (General opposite, suggesting lying or not being morally trustworthy.)
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deceitful (Stronger negative; suggests actively trying to trick or mislead people.)
搭配
a truthful person
|be truthful
|completely truthful
|truthful about [something]
|truthful with [someone]
主题
character
|ethics
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Please be truthful with your doctor so they can help you.
- He has a reputation for being completely truthful, even when the truth hurts.
- The manager wasn’t truthful about the reasons for the layoffs.
- She tried to be as truthful as possible when answering the interviewer’s questions.
- If you’re not truthful on this form, you could get into legal trouble.
学习者例句
- I want you to be truthful with me.
- She is a very truthful friend.
- He was not truthful about his age.
- The boy promised to be truthful from now on.
- We need a truthful person for this job.
adjective
B2
property
2
factually correct; accurate
Describes words, reports, or information that match the real facts and do not lie.
用法模式：
[a statement/account/testimony] is truthful
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use "true" where "truthful" is more natural. For example, "a true account" is possible but less common than "a truthful account." Use "truthful" when you want to stress honesty and correctness together, especially in law, reports, and testimony.
近义词
accurate (Focuses on being exact and correct; slightly more technical or formal in some contexts.)
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factual (Emphasizes that something is based on facts rather than opinions or lies.)
反义词
false (Direct opposite for statements; means not correct or not based on fact.)
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misleading (Not always completely false but gives the wrong idea or impression.)
搭配
a truthful account
|a truthful statement
|a truthful report
|truthful testimony
|entirely truthful
主题
law
|reporting
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The journalist’s article was largely truthful but left out some key details.
- Under oath, she gave a truthful account of what happened that night.
- We need a full and truthful report of last quarter’s results.
- His statement was not entirely truthful, and the court caught the inconsistency.
- The company insists that its advertising is completely truthful.
学习者例句
- The witness did not give a truthful answer.
- Is this report truthful, or is something missing?
- The movie is not fully truthful about history.
- Please write a truthful summary of the meeting.
- Her letter was short but truthful.
adjective
C1
property
3
realistic and faithful to reality
Describes art, photos, or descriptions that show life as it really is, not in a nicer or worse way.
用法模式：
[a portrayal/description/image] is truthful (to [something])
常见错误：
Learners may overuse "real" instead of "truthful" in this sense. While you can say "a real picture," in this context it is more natural to say "a truthful" or "realistic" picture or portrayal when you want to stress matching real life closely.
近义词
realistic (Focuses on being close to real life; slightly broader and more common for art and stories.)
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faithful (Often used with "to" (faithful to life, faithful to the original); stresses not changing important details.)
反义词
idealized (Opposite in this context; shows something as better or more perfect than it really is.)
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distorted (Suggests that reality has been changed or twisted in an inaccurate way.)
搭配
a truthful portrayal
|a truthful depiction
|a truthful image
|a truthful portrait
|truthful to life
主题
art
|media
|description
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The film offers a truthful portrayal of life in a small town.
- Critics praised the novel for its truthful depiction of teenage anxiety.
- This documentary gives a painfully truthful picture of life in the refugee camp.
- The painting is not very flattering, but it is remarkably truthful.
- Her memoir feels truthful to her experience, even when it is uncomfortable.
学习者例句
- The book gives a truthful picture of poor families.
- The movie is very truthful to real life.
- This photo is not truthful because it uses a filter.
- The writer tries to be truthful about war.
- The show is funny but also truthful about everyday problems.
语法
词典原形
truthful
IPA
GB/tɹˈuθfəl/
US/tɹˈuθfəl/
音节与重音
truth - ful （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (truth)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: truthful
词族
Related words
truthfulness
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
untruthful
adjective
untruth
noun
相关表达
to be perfectly truthful
1/tə bˈi pˈɚfəktli tɹˈuθfəl/
fixed phrase
stress complete honesty before speaking
A stronger form of "to be truthful," used before a sentence to say that what you are going to say is totally honest and not softened.
例句
- To be perfectly truthful, I don’t trust him anymore.
- To be perfectly truthful, I applied for the job only for the money.
to be truthful
1/tə bˈi tɹˈuθfəl/
fixed phrase
introduce a very honest remark
Used before a sentence to show that you are going to say something very honest, even if it is not nice or is surprising.
例句
- To be truthful, I didn’t enjoy the presentation at all.
- To be truthful, I’m not sure this plan will work.
- I didn’t want to hurt her feelings, but to be truthful, the soup was terrible.