truly

Word family

tru·ly /ˈtruːli/ W3 adverbadv

1 [+adj/adverbadv]VERY used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true 真实地，确实地 SYN really

His work is truly original.

他的作品确实十分独特。

Fawcett was a truly remarkable man.

福西特是一位真正不同凡响的人。

a truly great work of medieval literature

一部真正伟大的中世纪文学作品

2 VERYsincerely 诚挚地，真诚地

I am truly sorry.

我真的很抱歉。

She truly believed he was innocent.

她真心相信他是无辜的。

I can truly say I’ve never enjoyed myself so much.

我可以真心地说我从未这样尽兴过。

3 CORRECTin an exact or correct way 准确地，正确地

Is it a truly representative sample?

这个样本真的具有代表性吗？

4 well and truly especially spokenCOMPLETELY completely 彻底地，完全地

We were well and truly beaten.

我们被彻底击败了。

The party was well and truly over.

聚会彻底结束了。

Examples from the Corpus

well and truly• But I had been caught, well and truly, and had paid the price, time and time again.• From February, the challenge will have well and truly begun, especially if your birthday falls between August 13 and 23.• We were all well and truly bitten.• The padded fabric varieties are well and truly childproof - and look very attractive.• After two weeks, the kids were well and truly converted.• Mind you any food in our stomach was going to get well and truly shaken up.• One word from him and doors that Washington depended on being open would be well and truly slammed.• It looked as if she was well and truly trapped.

5 really and truly British EnglishBrE spokenIN FACT used to emphasize that something is definitely or completely true 的的确确地，千真万确地〔用于强调〕

I couldn’t believe we were really and truly going at last.

我无法相信我们终于真的要走了。

Examples from the Corpus

really and truly• Who really and truly and honestly gives a shit?• A trade that really and truly helped both teams.• She was really and truly home.• That she'd been really and truly in love and couldn't go on.• What he would really and truly like was to do this new degree course for Bachelor of Civil Law.

6 yours truly

a) TCMused at the end of a letter, before the signature 您忠实的〔用于书信结尾、签名之前〕

b) informalXX used humorously to mean yourself 本人，鄙人〔幽默用法〕

So, yours truly was left to clean up.

于是，鄙人留下来收拾残局。

Examples from the Corpus

yours truly• Members of the judging panel included yours truly.• And that puts everyone at risk - not just yours truly.• Either way the consequences were terminal for yours truly.• Imagine that - passing up the opportunity for a little hanky-panky with yours truly.• The irony of the scenario was well appreciated by yours truly.• Group comportment had deteriorated by the day, with yours truly bearing the brunt of the collective delinquency.• Everyone knew something yours truly didn't.• And yours truly is in the drivin' seat.• In we filed, yours truly with some hesitation.

Examples from the Corpus

truly• I truly am impressed with your work.• Getting accepted into Yale is truly an accomplishment.• By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.• I truly believe he is innocent.• If we truly believe we can win, then we have a very good chance at doing it.• It was a truly embarrassing moment.• The choice is endless, from the quaintly historic to the truly exotic.• For the first time in her life she felt truly happy.• No adult twins are truly identical.• Pacino cuts them together for a truly original version of Shakespeare that could only be realized on film.• She seems truly sorry for what she did.• I'm truly sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.• The Curators, with no other concerns in the matter, were truly speaking in the best interests of the children.• There is always something of the arbitrary, because all that can truly stand for a thing is the thing itself.• Similarly, mimicry of the expressions, stance and actions of a truly violent encounter can represent an intention or threat.• To this day I believe it truly was less disillusionment and more an embrace of sober realism that moved me to change.

truly remarkable• The camouflage devices employed are truly remarkable.• The clearly defined black spots and red bands of courage that set the rainbow apart from other trout are truly remarkable.• The ignorance about mortgage bonds at the top of the firm was truly remarkable.• A truly remarkable achievement and one that demonstrates the enthusiasm with which Johnson Matthey has responded to the challenge.• She was in truly remarkable condition.• A truly remarkable family connection of over 70 years.• Its contents are priceless and its memories are of truly remarkable people.• The next few years were to establish Rodrigo as one of the truly remarkable soldiers of his time.

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