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truer

UK //ˈtruːə//US //ˈtruːər//

词源

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。

adjective

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。)

同义词:more accurate, more factual, more genuine

常见短语

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。)