home truth

美 [ˌhoʊm ˈtruːθ]英 [ˌhəʊm ˈtruːθ]
  • n.(关于某人的)大实话;使人不愉快的事实(通常由别人告知)

复数: home truths

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noun

usually pl.使人不愉快的事实(通常由别人告知);(关于某人的)大实话
a true but unpleasant fact about a person, usually told to them by sb else

It's time you told him a few home truths.

现在你该给他讲点实话了。

home truth

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (通常由别人告知的关于自己的)不愉快的事实,逆耳之言
    Home truths are unpleasant facts that you learn about yourself, usually from someone else.

    We held a team meeting and a few home truths were spelled out.

    我们开了一个队内会议,互相说了些不中听的话。

noun

1
an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)

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  1. It 's a truism that we all realise at some point in our lives , but new research suggests that it 's on Facebook that this home truth is most evident .

    这是一个我们在生活中就可以得到印证的真理。不过,新的研究表明,这个真理在Facebook尤为明显。

  2. This is a a home truth , but I have to refer to it again to remind myself to turn to the direction compatible with me and walk this way on and on .

    这是一个老生常谈的话题了,但是我不得不再次提起它来提醒我自己:转向适合自己的方向,沿着这条路持续前行。

  3. He observes this home budgeting truth that " there is no typical month " to be a lot like agile development and our use of velocity

    他注意到家庭预算的事实那就是“没有具有代表性的月份”与敏捷开发以及我们使用的生产率非常相似

  4. Their implosion , after years of rapid expansion abroad , rammed home the unpleasant truth that banks may be global in life but are national in death .

    在经历了为期数年的急速海外扩张后,这些银行在一夜之间轰然倒塌,猛然揭示了令人不安的事实:银行可以作为全球企业存在,但只能作为民族企业消亡。

  5. In the heart of not a few consumers , always think that " low carbon " home embarks for certain amount to top price load in the home , the truth is really not so .

    在不少消费者的心目中,总以为“低碳”家装就一定等于高价家装,事实并非如此。