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。
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。
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 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。