| 释义 |
‖ verdad, adv. (int.)|verˈðað|
[Sp. (noun), lit. ‘truth’; in some cases shortened f. es (la) verdad ‘it's the truth’.]
In representations of Spanish speech: truly, indeed; surely. Freq. used interrogatively as an int. (cf. indeed adv. 6, and equivalent foreign expressions *n'est-ce pas int. phr., nicht wahr adv. phr.).
1928D. H. Lawrence Woman who rode Away 286 She tried every possible manner in which to touch his imagination: but never with any success... All she got out of him was Verdad! 1942‘A. Bridge’ Frontier Passage viii. 140 ‘She is in France’, James said. ‘Verdad—I know she is.’ 1969A. Marin Rise with Wind v. 65 When a notable foreign compañero visits us, we should offer the best, verdad? 1984W. Garner Rats' Alley x. 201 It does appear, verdad? that fate wishes a closer acquaintance? |