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the ring of truth 真實感

有些話甚至在你查證事實之前,就會「聽起來像真的」,彷彿你能從語氣裡聽出誠實。這就是 the ring of truth(「真實的回響/真實感」)背後那種奇特的力量。這個說法很可能借用了「鈴聲/回響」的字面意象——清澈、洪亮、共鳴的聲音——來比喻某件事讓人感覺真實可信。

the ring of truth 的意思是:一句話看起來可信、像是真的,即使你還沒有證據。常用在描述某人的故事、解釋或證詞聽起來前後一致、令人信服時。


應用

• 使用頻率:6/10

• 適用場合:Casual, Professional

例句

• I was ready to call him out, but his story had a ring of truth, so I let it go.
(我本來想當場揭穿他,但他的說法聽起來有幾分可信,所以我就作罷了。)

• Even though it was just a rumor, her story about the office reorganization had the ring of truth.
(雖然只是謠言,但她說的辦公室改組聽起來還蠻像真的。)

• When she explained why she was late, her story had the ring of truth — I could tell she wasn’t making it up.
(她解釋為什麼遲到的時候,聽起來不像在編故事,感覺是真的。)