truthful

adjective
🔊/ˈtruːθfl/
🔊/ˈtruːθfl/
Word Family
  • true adjective (≠ untrue)
  • truth noun
  • truthful adjective (≠ untruthful)
  • truthfully adverb
  • truly adverb
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  1. truthful (about something) (of a person) saying only what is true诚实;讲真话;坦率 synonym honest
    • They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.关于自己在这次犯罪中所起的作用,他们讲的绝非实情。🔊🔊
    • She was completely truthful about her involvement in the affair.她非常诚实地说出了自己与这件事的关联。
    • Are you being completely truthful with me?你跟我讲的全是真话吗?🔊🔊
    • To be quite truthful with you, I’m not very keen on this colour.实话实说,我不太喜欢这种颜色。
    • a truthful witness真实的见证
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sound
    adverb
    • very
    • absolutely
    • completely
    preposition
    • about
    • in
    See full entry
  2. (of a statement陈述) giving the true facts about something真实的;如实的
    • a truthful answer坦诚的回答
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sound
    adverb
    • very
    • absolutely
    • completely
    preposition
    • about
    • in
    See full entry
  3. opposite untruthful