truthful与faithful区别

truthful和faithful的区别：中文意思不同、词性不同、用法不同。

truthful只作形容词，意思为诚实的、讲真话，在句中充当定语或者表语；true可作形容词、副词和名词，含义有确实的、笔直地、准确等，在句中充当的成分比较多。

一、truthful的基本含义及用法介绍truthful作为形容词，意为诚实;讲真话;坦率;真实的;如实的。例句：They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.他们对自己在这次犯罪中所起的作用讲的绝非实情。She could not give him a truthful answer. 她不能给他一个诚实的答案。Are you being completely truthful with me? 你跟我讲的全是真话吗？We've all learnt to be fairly truthful about our personal lives 我们都学会了要非常坦诚地对待自己的个人生活。Most religions teach you to be truthful and self-disciplined. 多数宗教教导人们要真诚和律己。

二、faithful的基本含义及用法介绍1、作为形容词，意为符合事实的;确实的;如实的;实质的，真正的(而非表面上的);名副其实的;真正的。例句：All the rumours turned out to be true.所有的传闻结果都确有其事。The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.音乐沉闷枯燥毫不动人，表演也是。He reveals his true character to very few people.他没有向什么人显露过他的真实性格。

2、作为副词，意为笔直地;不偏不斜地;直言相告;实话实说。例句：The arrow flew straight and true to the target.箭不偏不斜地朝靶子飞去。He had spoken truer than he knew.他说得比他知道的还确切。

3、作为名词，意为真实;准确。例句：Study after study has shown this to be true. 多项研究证明这个结论真实准确。