1.釋義不一樣,fact是事實,是具體的一件事;truth是真理,是抽象的概念。truth強調的是真實性,fact強調的是事情本身。所以一般說a fact,但很少說a truth。
2.用法不同,fact作事實解時是可數(shù)名詞,作真實情況解時,是不可數(shù)名詞,fact引申可表示論據(jù),細節(jié)等,truth的基本意思是真實,真相,事實,是不可數(shù)名詞,引申可作真理解,是可數(shù)名詞。
區(qū)別:
1.fact是事實,是具體的一件事,強調的是事情本身。
例句
The fact that he had left her of his own accord proved to me that everything he'dsaid was true.
他主動離開她這件事向我證明了他所言句句屬實。
We have to lie and hide the fact that I have an illness.
我們不得不撒謊來隱瞞我有病這個事實。
2.truth是真理,是抽象的概念,強調的是真實性。
It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less weactually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.
這幾乎是一條普遍的真理:我們在某一工作中越往上晉升,實際運用那些當初在工作中經(jīng)常實踐的技能的機會就越少。
She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
她將這一判決稱為真理對謬誤的勝利。