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柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable. 真實的
Everything I had heard about him was true. 我所聽到的關於他的一切都是真的。
He said it was true that a collision had happened. 他說碰撞真的發生了一次。
2. ADJ You use true to emphasize that a person or thing is sincere or genuine, often in contrast to something that is pretended or hidden. (人或物品) 真實的[ADJ n] [強調]
I allowed myself to acknowledge my true feelings. 我願意承認自己的真實感情。
3. ADJ If you use true to describe something or someone, you approve of them because they have all the characteristics or qualities that such a person or thing typically has. 真正的[ADJ n] [表贊許]
This country professes to be a true democracy. 該國宣稱自己是一個真正的民主國家。
Maybe one day you'll find true love. 也許有一天你會找到真愛。
4. ADJ If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them. 確實的; 符郃的[v-link ADJ 'of/for' n]
I accept that the romance may have gone out of the marriage, but surely this is true of many couples. 我承認浪漫可能已從婚姻中消失，但許多夫妻的確都是如此。
5. ADJ If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it. 忠誠的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]
David was true to his wife. 大衛忠於他的妻子。
India has remained true to democracy. 印度一直恪守民主。
6. PHRASE If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens. (夢想、願望或預測) 成爲現實
Many of his predictions are coming true. 他的許多預言都在成爲現實。
7. PHRASE If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances. 同樣適用[正式]
This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years. 這個定律被普遍認爲同樣適用於至少數十億光年之遠的星系。
8. PHRASE If you say that something seems too good to be true, you are suspicious of it because it seems better than you had expected, and you think there may be something wrong with it that you have not noticed. 好得令人難以置信
On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humored and peaceful. It seemed almost too good to be true. 大躰上說，慶祝活動非常快樂祥和，似乎好得令人難以置信。
9. to ring true→see ring
10. tried and true→see tried
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