V2EX to tell the truth

To Tell the Truth

Definition / 释义

说实话;老实讲;坦白说:用于在陈述前强调自己将说出真实想法或事实,有时暗示接下来的内容可能不太客气、令人意外或与先前说法不同。(常见变体:to tell you the truth

Pronunciation (IPA) / 发音

/ t tl truθ /

Examples / 例句

To tell the truth, I forgot your name.
说实话,我忘了你的名字。

To tell the truth, I agreed with her, but I didn’t want to start an argument in front of everyone.
说实话,我其实同意她的看法,但我不想当着大家的面争论。

Etymology / 词源

这个短语由不定式结构 to tell(“去说、去讲”)加上名词短语 the truth(“真相、事实”)构成,字面意思是“去讲出真相”。在英语口语与写作中逐渐固定为一种话语标记(discourse marker),用来表达“我接下来要说的更真实/更坦白”,语气上与 franklyhonestly 相近。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Usage / 文学作品中的用法

  • 日常对话体小说与戏剧中常用作角色的坦白引子,尤其常见变体 “to tell you the truth”,用来制造“转折/揭露真实想法”的语气效果。
  • 在许多现实主义小说第一人称叙事中,这类表达常用于加强叙述者的“可信度姿态”(强调自己不遮掩),推动人物关系与情节冲突的发展。
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