Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #13837
truthful
诚实的；讲真话的
Honest; always telling the truth.
用于指人。
- 1.
Honest, and always telling the truth.
诚实的,总是说真话的。
- 2.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
表达或倾向于表达真相
- 3.
Accurately depicting what is real.
准确地描绘现实。
- 4.
conforming to truth
符合事实
真实的；如实的；符合事实的；诚实的,总是说真话的。；表达或倾向于表达真相；准确地描绘现实。；符合事实
In use
She gave a truthful account of what happened at the meeting.
My grandfather is a truthful man; you can always trust his words.
The documentary offers a truthful picture of life in the village.
gave truthful testimony
a truthful person
a truthful statement
be truthful about sth
She was truthful about her past.
她对她的过去是诚实的。
be truthful with sb
Connections
Collocations
- truthful answer
- 诚实的回答
- She gave a truthful answer about what happened.她对发生的事情给出了诚实的回答。
- truthful account
- 真实的叙述
- The report gives a truthful account of the events.这份报告对事件进行了真实的叙述。
- truthful person
- 诚实的人
- I've always found him to be a truthful person.我一直觉得他是个诚实的人。
- truthful portrayal
- 真实的描绘
- The documentary offers a truthful portrayal of rural life.这部纪录片真实地描绘了乡村生活。
- truthful statement
- 真实的陈述
- The witness made a truthful statement to the police.目击者向警方作了真实的陈述。
- truthful information
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：truth是“真相”，加-ful表示“充满”；一个装满真相、只说真话的人就是truthful（诚实的）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、正式写作 truthful 是中性偏正式的词，日常和书面都可用；多用于描述人诚实或描述陈述、记录符合事实。语气比 honest 略正式，口语中也可能用 honest 代替。
Grammar Note
常与介词about或with连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词：youthful (/ˈjuːθfəl/)。truth (/tɹuːθ/) 和 tooth (/tuːθ/) 只与 truthful 共享 /uːθ/ 音，不构成整词押韵。注意：即使拼写都以 -thful 结尾，mouthful (/ˈmaʊθfəl/)、faithful (/ˈfeɪθfəl/)、healthful (/ˈhɛlθfəl/) 的元音各不相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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