Word · Frequency #14850
truthfully
诚实地；如实地
with truth; in a truthful way
- 1.
In a truthful manner
真实地；如实地
- 2.
Frankly.
坦诚地
真实地；如实地；坦诚地；诚实地；深信不疑地
In use
Please answer the question truthfully; we need the facts.
She truthfully admitted that she had forgotten the appointment.
He spoke truthfully about his past mistakes.
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。
He answered the judge's questions truthfully.
他如实地回答了法官的问题。
truthfully, [sentence]
truthfully 置于句首作评注性状语，表达说话人坦诚。
Truthfully, I don't know what happened.
说实话，我不知道发生了什么。
Common mistakes
He told me the news truthful.He told me the news truthfully.
修饰动词 told 应用副词 truthfully，而不能用形容词 truthful，因为形容词不能修饰动词。
She was truthfully with me.She was truthful with me.
系动词 was 后作表语应用形容词 truthful，而不能用副词 truthfully，因为副词不能作主语补足语。
Connections
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
- Witnesses must testify truthfully in court.证人在法庭上必须如实作证。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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”。
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”。
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.