Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #547
true
真实的；符合事实的
In accordance with fact or reality; not false.
- 1.
Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
符合现实或事实的实际情况；事实上正确的。
- 2.
one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic 1.
布尔变量的两种状态之一；逻辑1
- 3.
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
符合规则或模式；精确的；准确的。
- 4.
Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
布尔逻辑中表示肯定或正向结果的状态。
- 5.
consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell
与事实或现实一致的；真实的；非虚假的
- 6.
Loyal, faithful.
忠诚的,忠实的。
- 7.
Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
真正的；合法的；有效的；严格意义上的。
- 8.
Accurate; following a path toward the target.
准确的；沿轨迹朝向目标。
- 9.
Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
正确对齐或校准,无偏差。
- 10.
Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
公平的,无偏见的,未加载的。
- 11.
based on actual historical events.
基于真实历史事件的。
真正的；名副其实的；忠诚的；忠实的；准确的；精确的；真实的；基于真实事件的；真；逻辑1
In use
Is it true that you are learning Chinese?
The report may sound surprising, but every claim in it is true.
The film is based on a true story.
the story is true
it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true
the true meaning of the statement
it is true that ...
it是形式主语，that从句是真正主语，常用于表达客观事实。
It is true that she is honest.
她诚实是真的。
true to ...
true to表示“忠实于”，后接名词或代词。
Connections
Collocations
- true story
- 真实的故事
- The movie is based on a true story.这部电影基于一个真实的故事。
- true friend
- 真正的朋友
- A true friend is always there for you.真正的朋友总是在你身边。
- true love
- 真爱
- They found true love in each other.他们在彼此身上找到了真爱。
- true colors
- 真面目
- He showed his true colors when he refused to help.他拒绝帮忙时露出了真面目。
- true meaning
- 真正含义
- The true meaning of the word is often misunderstood.这个词的真正含义经常被误解。
- true value
- 真正价值
Learner notes
Memory Tip
true可拆解为T(ruth)、R(eal)、U(ndoubted)、E(xact)首字母，意为真实、现实、无疑、精确。
Context & Register
作为形容词，'true' 多用于描述事实、情感或准确性，常见于日常对话和正式写作中，属中性偏正式语体。
Grammar Note
作为形容词，true 常与介词 to 或 of 连用，表示‘对…忠实’或‘对…适用’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'true' (stressed vowel /uː/). Note that while 'shoe' and 'through' have different spellings, they share the same vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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