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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries真理
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēn lǐ
"实践是检验真理的唯一标准。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being true, in accordance with fact or reality.
"She told the truth about what happened during the meeting." - 2
A widely accepted fact, proposition, or principle.
"Scientific truths are established through rigorous experimentation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'trīewð' (or 'trēowð'), meaning fidelity, constancy, or truth, originating from the Proto-Germanic '*treuwipō'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying personal loyalty and pledge-keeping into representing objective reality and factual correctness in philosophical and everyday discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Truth" is said worldwide
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vérité
Transliteration: ve-ri-te
"Il est difficile d'accepter toute la vérité."
Wahrheit
Transliteration: vahr-hait
"Die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen."
verità
Transliteration: ve-ri-ta
"Devi dire sempre la verità."
verdad
Transliteration: ber-dad
"La verdad nos hará libres."
verdade
Transliteration: ver-da-de
"Ele sempre diz a verdade aos amigos."
सत्य
Transliteration: satya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सत्य की हमेशा जीत होती है।"
真理
Transliteration: zhēn lǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"实践是检验真理的唯一标准。"
진실
Transliteration: jinsil
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 진실을 알아야 합니다."
真実
Transliteration: shinjitsu
Script: 日本語
"彼は裁判で真実を語った。"
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