单词 | veracity |
释义 | veracity (vəræsɪti ) uncountable noun Veracity is the quality of being true or the habit of telling the truth. [formal] We have total confidence in the veracity of our research. [+ of] He was shocked to find his veracity questioned. Synonyms: accuracy, truth, credibility, precision Collocations: question the veracity of It says a lot that one doesn't once question the veracity of the psychic episodes in this novel. Times, Sunday Times But even so - that's anathema, isn't it, to question the veracity of cricket's all-seeing, all-knowing eye in the sky? Times, Sunday Times In the past few years, however, historians have begun to question the veracity of the 14th and 15th-century chroniclers and writers upon whose statements they have hitherto relied. Times, Sunday Times Given that perspective, readers might question the veracity of this memoir. The Times Literary Supplement An examination of the inconsistencies between their confessions led the prosecutor to question the veracity of the confessions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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