| 单词 | say the truth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto say (the) truth (b) With a noun as object, as to say (the) truth. Frequently with the noun preceding the infinitive, as sooth to say, truth to say, shame to say, etc.to say the least: see least pron. and n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > unfortunately [phrase] shame to saya1225 (the) worse luck1580 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb] evil971 unsellyc1275 chancefully1303 wrother-heala1325 badlyc1325 illc1325 ungraciouslyc1330 unhappilyc1374 evil haila1400 infortunately1442 shame to saya1450 ill haila1500 unluckily1530 unfortunately1548 unluckly1573 bad1575 haplessly1582 disasterly1593 lucklessly1596 untowardly1649 misfortunatelya1686 askew1858 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > assuredly, indeed soothlyc825 forsoothc888 wiselyc888 sooth to sayOE i-wislichec1000 to (‥) soothOE iwis?c1160 certesa1250 without missa1275 i-witterlic1275 trulyc1275 aplight1297 certc1300 in (good) fayc1300 verily1303 certain1330 in truthc1330 to tell (also speak, say) the truthc1330 certainlya1375 faithlya1375 in faitha1375 surelya1375 in sooth1390 in trothc1390 in good faitha1393 to witc1400 faithfullyc1405 soothly to sayc1405 all righta1413 sad?a1425 in certc1440 wella1470 truec1480 to say (the) truth1484 of a truth1494 of (a) trotha1500 for a truth?1532 in (of) verity1533 of verityc1550 really1561 for, in, or into very?1565 indeed1583 really and truly1600 indeed and indeed1673 right enough1761 deed1816 just1838 of a verity1850 sho1893 though1905 verdad1928 sholy1929 ja-nee1937 only1975 deffo1996 a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 11 (MED) Soþ to seggen, ic not ȝif ich auerȝete ani ðing dede ðat ic nolde habbe sumes kennes lean. a1450 ( Libel Eng. Policy (Laud) in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1861) II. 181 Ffor here martis bene feble, shame to saye. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv. viii Oftyme for to saye trouthe men lese theyre lyues. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. v. sig. Fff.ijv/1 And to saye sooth, they doe not worship God at all. 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. i. 136/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I And to saie truth, one..of these small liuings is of so little value, that it is not able to mainteine a meane scholar. 1600 J. Lane Tom Tel-Troths Message 713 But sooth to say, Tom-teltroth will not lie, We heere haue blaz'd Englands iniquitie. 1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 30 Nov. (1948) I. 108 But, to say the truth, the present ministry have a difficult task, and want me, &c. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xii. iii. 206 To say the Truth, we have..often done great Violence to the Luxuriance of our Genius. View more context for this quotation 1835 J. P. Kennedy Horse-shoe Robinson I. xxv. 169 To say truth, he has a bold and most mischievous spirit. 1845 ‘E. Warburton’ Crescent & Cross I. 311 We had been already five weeks in Savagedom,..and, to say the truth, we had had enough of it. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xli. 354 The investigation of this question, which, truth to say, was one of importance. 1900 A. G. Bradley Fight with France for N. Amer. vi. 179 Tolerance of such departures from the manners and customs they were used to..could hardly be looked for in the average officer of that day, who, to say truth, was not distinguished either for adaptability or breadth of understanding. 1923 P. Guedalla Masters & Men ii. 169 To say truth, the curriculum is, from the educational point of view, the least significant thing in Oxford. 1969 tr. Fructuosus of Braga Iberian Fathers II. 181 Although most of our detractors are deserters of monasteries, they honor them highly and—shame to say—heap dignities upon them. 1995 R. Ford Independence Day (1996) 115 Truth to say, I was as happy as I expected to be. to tell (also speak, say) the truth a. True statement; report or account which is in accordance with fact or reality. Chiefly in to tell (also speak, say) the truth (also (now archaic) without the): to speak truly, to report the matter as it really is; see also say v.1 and int. Phrases 3, speak v. 10, tell v. 10a.Not always distinguishable from sense A. 7a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > assuredly, indeed soothlyc825 forsoothc888 wiselyc888 sooth to sayOE i-wislichec1000 to (‥) soothOE iwis?c1160 certesa1250 without missa1275 i-witterlic1275 trulyc1275 aplight1297 certc1300 in (good) fayc1300 verily1303 certain1330 in truthc1330 to tell (also speak, say) the truthc1330 certainlya1375 faithlya1375 in faitha1375 surelya1375 in sooth1390 in trothc1390 in good faitha1393 to witc1400 faithfullyc1405 soothly to sayc1405 all righta1413 sad?a1425 in certc1440 wella1470 truec1480 to say (the) truth1484 of a truth1494 of (a) trotha1500 for a truth?1532 in (of) verity1533 of verityc1550 really1561 for, in, or into very?1565 indeed1583 really and truly1600 indeed and indeed1673 right enough1761 deed1816 just1838 of a verity1850 sho1893 though1905 verdad1928 sholy1929 ja-nee1937 only1975 deffo1996 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth soothquidec888 soothsawc950 soothOE righteousnessa1225 certainty1330 truthc1330 trotha1387 verity1533 tell-truth?1556 oracle1569 true1581 round O1605 fact1779 veracity1852 veritability1864 α. β. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1629 Þei þat seie it forsoþe saiden þe truþe.c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 17 (MED) My sustres haue tolde ȝow glosyng wordes; but for-soþe y shal tel ȝow trueþ.c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 132 (MED) Þi felawe hath seyde to me þe verray truthe..ȝif þou dyscorde fro hym, þou schalt be deed.a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 53 They that glosen the..dysseyuen the, and they that tellen the þe truthe..they louen the.1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. N.iij Truth is truth, and muste be tolde.1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 632 A man, to say truth wel skilled in antiquities.a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 142 The truth you speake doth lacke some gentlenesse, And time to speake it in. View more context for this quotation1728 T. Sheridan tr. Persius Satyrs i. 15 Prithy tell me the Truth.1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) Ded. p. xviii Truth may sometimes offend.1869 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) II. 42 Tell us the truth as much as you like,..but tell it in a friendly way.1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children viii. 57 Tell me the whole truth at once.1939 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 23 Sept. 63/2 In that cabin, if Pedro Martinez had spoken the truth, lay a wounded, badly wanted desperado.1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School xii. 240 Virtuously he decided to tell the truth.2004 N. Minhas Passion & Poppadoms xxxiv. 452 Will you please tell the truth for once, Tom.c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 445 Ich ȝou sigge riȝt treuþe Non of oþer hadde reuþe. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2024 To seie þe treuþe, sche told me a-noþer tale. ?a1425 (a1400) Brut (Corpus Cambr.) 330 (MED) Þis same Piers told & publissed þe trewþe. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 152 Þerfore, levyth ȝoure lesynges, & spekyth trewthe! c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 38 Yf ye wilne for to witte how hit worth shulde I shall telle you the trewth. ?1700 P. Anderson Copie Barons Court 5 I pray Sir tell the Treuth? < as lemmas |
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