千真萬確：true的用法大全

A true man does what he will, not what he must.

——Game of Thrones

一個真誠的人會做他想做的事，不是他必須做的事。

——《權力的遊戲》

一、你知道true有幾種含義嗎？

adj.

1.合乎事實的；確實的；如實的 connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed

Besides, in a sense it was all true.

況且，在某種意義上，也是合乎事實的。

2.實質的；真正的（而非表面上的）；非人造的 real or exact, especially when this is different from how sth seems

Apply yourself to true riches, it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.

要爭取真正的財富，靠金銀謀取幸福是不光彩的。

3.名副其實的；真正的 having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned

I think he's a true genius.

我認爲他是個真正的天才。

4.（承認事實或說法正確，但有更重要的考慮）確實，的確，真的 used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that sth else is more important

It is true I am shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior.

確實，我是蕭尼族人。我的祖先都是戰士。他們的子孫也是戰士。

5.[true (to sb/sth)] 忠誠的；忠心耿耿的；忠實的 showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations

David was true to his wife.

戴維忠於妻子。

adv.

1.真正地，真實地 truely, not to fake

2.筆直地；不偏不斜地 in a direct line

3.[speak true]直言相告；實話實說 speak ~ to tell the truth

Dying men speak true.

人之將死，其言也善。

n.

[the true] 真，真實；誠實（的人們）the quality or state of being accurate

The true, the good, the beautiful.

真，善，美。

二、詞義辨析：還有哪些詞彙能表達“正確的”的意思

accurate, exact, precise, right, true, correct

這些形容詞均含“準確的，正確的”之意。

accurate指通過謹慎的努力達到符合事實或實際，側重不同程度的準確性，與事實無出入。

exact着重在質與量方面的準確，語氣比

accurate強。

precise側重極端準確，更強調細節的精確無誤。

right使用廣泛，可與這些詞中的

correct換用，但常暗示道德、理解、行動等方面的正確。

true暗指絕對準確，尤指複製品與原件絲毫不差。

correct最常用詞，主要指按一定標準或規則來衡量，沒有謬誤和差錯或無缺點錯誤。

三、你知道true和哪些詞更搭嗎？

tried and true

adj.經考驗證明好的

true to life

adj.逼真的

true up

v.校準,裝準

true anomaly

真近點角，真近點矩

true bacteria

真細菌

四、最後，做個小測試鞏固一下

He's a _____ gentleman.
他是個正人君子。