
好词典

源自中古英语 trewe(真实),最终来自古英语 trēowe(忠诚的),与古高地德语 triuwi(忠实的)同源。
❶ 形容词 true 的比较级形式,表示比某事物更真实、更准确或更符合事实。用于比较两个事物的真实性程度。
“Her second statement was truer than the first one.”
(她的第二份陈述比第一份更真实。)
“Nothing could be truer than his account of the event.”
(他对事件的描述再真实不过了。)
truer words were never spoken — 用于强调某人说的话极其真实或准确,常作为对他人言论的强烈认同。
“When she said honesty is the best policy, truer words were never spoken.”
(当她说诚实是最好的策略时,这话说得再对不过了。)