Word · Frequency #14850
truthfully
/ˈtruːθfəli/
adverb
诚实地；如实地
核心释义
with truth; in a truthful way
- 1.
真实地；如实地
In a truthful manner
- 2.
坦诚地
Frankly.
真实地；如实地；坦诚地；诚实地；深信不疑地
用法In use
Please answer the question truthfully; we need the facts.
用法提示：truthfully 作副词修饰动词 answer，表示“诚实地、如实”。
She truthfully admitted that she had forgotten the appointment.
用法提示：truthfully 修饰动词 admitted，强调所说的话是真实的。
He spoke truthfully about his past mistakes.
用法提示：truthfully 修饰动词 spoke，表示以真实、诚恳的方式说话。
speak truthfully about sth
truthfully 修饰 speak，强调陈述内容真实。
She spoke truthfully about her experience.
她如实地讲述了自己的经历。
answer sth truthfully
answer truthfully 是常见搭配，表示如实回答。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- speak truthfully
- 诚实地说话
- Please speak truthfully about what happened.请如实说明发生的事。
- answer truthfully
- 如实回答
- She answered truthfully when asked about her whereabouts.被问及行踪时，她如实回答了。
- truthfully admit
- 坦诚承认
- He truthfully admitted his mistake.他坦诚承认了自己的错误。
- truthfully report
- 如实报道
- The journalist truthfully reported the facts.记者如实报道了事实。
- testify truthfully
- 如实作证
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
truth“真相”遇上 fully“满满地”，说出的话满满都是真相，即“诚实地、如实地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达 总体上属于中性常用词，多用于口语和书面语；作句首副词时常译作“说实话”，修饰动词时则译作“如实地”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -fully 结尾的这类词末尾均读 /fəli/，如 youthfully、carefully、beautifully、hopefully、peacefully。其中 youthfully 与 truthfully 押韵（重音元音及之后的音都相同）；其他词拼写和结尾读音相同，但重音元音不同，不是严格押韵。注意 truthful 是形近词，读 /ˈtruːθfəl/，末尾没有 /i/，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.