英语单词“truism”的意思是:一个普遍真理;千真万确的事实。读音为:英 [ˈtruːɪzəm] 美 [ˈtruːɪzəm] 。例句如下:
1. We all know that smoking is a truism. 我们都知道吸烟是有害的。
2. Climate change is a truism these days, and even an easy sell. 如今气候变化是个老生常谈的话题,甚至说起来容易、推销难。
3. You know, every party has a few truisms, one of which is that sooner or later everyone starts acting like a stranger to one another. 你们知道吗,每次聚会都会有一些规律,其中一个规律就是总有一天,所有人都会开始变得好像陌生人一样。
4. You have to trust me on this one. It’s a truism of writing, of storytelling: Fiction is what you don’t know you’re telling. 这一点你应该相信我,这几乎是我们这个行当的一条至理名言:讲故事就是讲故事你不一定知道你正在讲。
5. She knew that her views were a truism in her field. 她知道自己的观点在她的领域里是再普通不过的了。
6. But the truth is, no one knows what’s going to happen next year, let alone in 20 years. So this idea of “American decline” is just a truism for people who want to scare themselves into action. 但事实是,没人知道明年会发生什么,更别提20年后了。所以“美国衰落”这一说法只是那些想吓唬自己从而采取行动的人的一个老生常谈的话题而已。
7. The fact remains that he is the best in the world at what he does and a truism now is that few boxers come close to matching his combinations of boxing skills, technique and experience. 事实上是他从事这一行业无人能及。现今有个常言,就是几乎没有人能在技术与经验上和他抗衡,相媲美!
8. Many who studied economics and the broader workings of our capitalist system believed it was a truism that we had to address the problem of global warming. 许多学习经济学和资本主义制度更广泛运作的人认为我们必须解决全球变暖问题,这是理所当然的。
9. But we also know that in this day and age, it’s a truism to say that everyone needs a little help from time to time. 但是我们也知道在这个时代,每个人都需要时不时地得到一些帮助这是理所当然的。
10. The fact is, we all have our flaws and weaknesses, and admitting them is part of the process of growth and self-improvement. It’s a truism in life, not just in business or politics. 事实上,我们都有缺点和弱点,承认这些缺点和弱点是成长和自我提升的一部分。这不仅在商业或政治中是一种普遍真理,在生活中也是如此。