truthful

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truth·ful /ˈtruːθfəl/ adjectiveadj

1 HONESTsomeone who is truthful does not usually tell lies 诚实的，一向说实话的 SYN honest

a truthful child

一个诚实的孩子

You and I must be truthful with each other.

我们俩一定要坦诚相待。

2 TRUEa truthful statement gives the true facts about something 真实的，如实的 SYN honest

I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.

我只有一个问题要问你，希望你如实回答。

—truthfully adverbadv

Answer this question truthfully.

如实回答这个问题。

—truthfulness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

truthful• As a child she was obedient and truthful.• In fairness to Robert, I must record that this sounded truthful.• We can win for them by being truthful.• Justice Department officials who reviewed his statement found it to be truthful.• Not everyone believes the government is being truthful.• He has clearly not been truthful about the nature of their relationship.• It is unlikely that a truthful account of conditions in the prison will ever be seen.• I think she is a truthful and moral person.• To receive truthful answers from respondents is an expectation upon which all interviews are based.• I must be truthful in my films.• Lucy's normally an extremely truthful little girl.• What would a truthful man say?• Our citizens have a right to expect truthful reports from their government.• And he, to be truthful to himself, had been relieved that he was not alone.• So you and I must be truthful with each other: no secrets.• I hope we can be truthful with each other.• I've always been truthful with him about my other boyfriends.• The judge made it clear that he thought the complainant was the truthful witness and that the case should continue.

truth·ful adjectiveadj

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