1. U 事实，真相，实情　 that which is true
2. U 真实性　 quality or state of being true
3. C 真理　 fact, belief, etc. that is accepted as true

　clear up the ～　澄清真相
　establish the ～　查明真相
　face the ～　面对真相
　face up to the ～　面对真相
　find out the ～　查明真相
　search for the ～　寻求真理
　speak the ～　说实话
　tell the ～　讲出实情，说实话
　bitter ～　令人痛苦的事实真相
　cold ～　冷酷的事实真相
　historical ～　历史的真相
　plain ～　赤裸裸的事实真相，不加修饰的事实真相
　in ～　事实上，老实说
　out of ～　有毛病，不准确

　I'm going to ascertain the truth.　我要查明真相。
　Your account of what happened approximates the truth, but there are several small errors.　你对有关发生情况的叙述基本属实，不过其中有几点小差错。
　The crowd accepted her statement as truth.　人们认为她说的是实情。
　She could not bear to be confronted with the truth.　如果她了解事实的真相，她会受不了的。
　I certified that the facts written here are the truth.　我保证这里所写的属实。
　He thinks that truth lies on either side or on neither side.　他认为或者是双方都有理，或者是双方都没理。
　How can you go on pretending that all is well, when the sad truth about your relationship is staring you in the face?　你们关系不好，这可悲的事实是明摆着的，你怎么还能假装没事儿呢?
　The truth is she is spoilt by her grandmother.　实际情况是她被她奶奶惯坏了。
　She tailored the lie to look like the truth.　她将谎话编得好像确有其事一样。
　I grant the truth of what he says.　我承认他说的是真的。
　I'll question the truth of his words.　我将问他说的是不是真话。
　I recognized the truth of your statement.　我承认你说的是真的。
　I can't answer for the truth of the statement.　我对此声明的真实性不能保证。
　Are you satisfied of the truth of his story?　你完全相信他说的那件事的真实性吗?
　Time sponges out all trace of truth.　时间会抹去真理的一切痕迹。
　These are striking proofs of this truth.　这些就是这一真理的有力证明。
　You must awake to the truth that an objective law is independent of man's will.　你必须认识到，客观规律是不以人们的意志为转移的。
　No matter how rich and famous he became, he never lost sight of the truth that he was born in the slums.　无论他已多么富有和出名，他从不忘记他出生于贫民窟。

 ♣ bring out the truth　
　获知秘密的事　obtain sth secret
　It did not take the police long to bring out the truth.　警察没用多长时间就获悉了事情的真相。
 ♣ burst on the truth　
　突然发现真理　discover truth suddenly
　In the middle of his tests, the scientist burst on the truth.　在实验过程中，那个科学家突然发现了真理。
 ♣ come at the truth　
　弄明白，弄清楚　ascertain
　It was a long time before we came at the truth.　过了很久我们才弄清事实。
 ♣ elicit the truth　
　引出真相，探出真相　draw out facts, a response, etc. from sb
　He elicited the truth at last by questioning all the boys in the school.　他询问学校里的每一位男生，终于查出了真相。
 ♣ evolve the truth　
　推断事实真相　develop truth in gradual stages (from sth)
　We can evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.　我们可以从庞杂的证据中推断事实真相。
 ♣ find out the truth　
　发现真实情况　discover a deceitful act
　We must find out the truth of the matter.　我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
 ♣ hold back the truth　
　隐瞒真相　keep a secret
　Do not hold back the truth.　别隐瞒真相。
 ♣ know the truth　
　知道真相　know the facts
　His secret died with him, and now we shall never know the truth.　他的秘密随他一起离去，现在我们永远也不可能知道真相了。
 ♣ learn the truth　
　知道事实真相　know the truth
　She has learned the truth at last.　她最后知道了事实真相。
　What would he think if he learned the truth?　他要是知道了真实情况会怎么想呢?
 ♣ search for the truth　
　寻求真理　discover truth by enquiry or search
　His life's work can be reduced to search for the truth.　他的毕生事业可以说就是探求真理。
　For years he studied many forms of religion, searching for the truth.　多年来他研究了多种形式的宗教，试图找到真理。
 ♣ seek after the truth　
　寻求真理　discover truth by searching
　We are earnestly seeking after the truth.　我们热切地追求真理。
 ♣ speak the truth　
　说实话　tell the truth
　You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.　你可以相信我在说实话。
　I determined to be bold and speak the truth.　我决心大胆地把真话讲出来。
　You may rely upon his words absolutely, for he always speaks the truth.　你可以绝对相信他的话，因为他总是说老实话。
 ♣ tell the truth
　讲真话；说实话　speak the truth; be perfectly honest
　Thanks for the drink, but to tell the truth I prefer tea to coffee.　谢谢你的饮料，不过说实话，我喜欢茶胜于咖啡。
　To tell the truth, I'm not very interested in going to the show.　说实在的，我不太想去看演出。
　I consider it my duty to tell the truth.　我认为有责任说明真相。
　Fixing the boy with a steady look, the teacher forced him to tell the truth.　老师紧盯着这个男孩，迫使他讲出实情。
　Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?　你发誓据实陈述而绝无谎言吗?
　You could almost see him struggling with his conscience before he chose to tell the truth.　在他最后决定说出实情前，你简直能看见他内心在激烈地斗争。
　"I suggest", said the inspector, "that you are not telling the truth".　“我认为”，探长说，“你没有讲实话”。
　Don't frighten me. He is telling the truth.　不要吓我，他说的是真的。
　After looking me up and down for a few minutes, he decided that I was telling the truth.　他仔细打量了我几分钟之后，认定我是在讲实话。
　I'm sure the prisoner is not telling the truth; talk to him and see if you can catch him out.　我能肯定，那个囚犯在撒谎，跟他谈谈，看看能否设法揭穿他的假话。
　The witness is asked to swear upon the Bible that he will tell the truth.　证人被要求手抚《圣经》发誓，一定讲出实情。
　The witness swore that she would tell the truth.　证人发誓要据实陈述。
　Joe prayed us not to tell his wife the truth.　乔求我们不要把实情告诉他妻子。
　She refused to tell us the truth.　她拒不对我们讲真情。
 ♣ withhold the truth　
　不说真话　not tell the truth
　I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.　我有时候可能不说真话，但事实上我不至于到说谎的地步。

 ♣ truth, reality
　这两个词都有“真实，现实”的意思。其区别在于：truth强调与实际相符。reality指实际存在、实际看到或经历过的事实，也可指抽象的客观现实，还可指艺术塑造和真实存在非常相像、逼真。例如：
　This is not imagination but reality.　这不是想象，而是现实。
　He became that country's ruler both in name and in reality.　他成了该国名义上和事实上统治者。
　The child thought he was being helpful, but in reality he was a nuisance.　那孩子认为他在帮忙，但实际上他是个令人讨厌的家伙。
 ♣ 下面两句话的意思相同：
　

　这些文件可以证明我们讲的都是事实。
　［误］ These documents will prove that we are telling the truths.
　［正］ These documents will prove that we are telling the truth.
　我们无法使他相信她讲的是实话。
　［误］ We could not persuade him that she was telling the truths.
　［正］ We could not persuade him that she was telling the truth.
　［析］ tell the truth是习语，意思是“讲真话，说实话”， truth的词尾不加-s.

　［同义词］ accuracy, faith
　［反义词］ falsehood
　［词源］　古英语trieth（真实的）