in truth

really; in fact

真正地；事實上

in truth, she was more than a little unhappy.

實際上，她很不高興。

to tell the truth (或 truth to tell 或 if truth be t

to be frank (used especially when making an admission or when expressing an unwelcome or controversial opinion)

坦率地說，說老實話，實話實說（尤用于表示承認某事或表示令人不快或有爭議的看法）

I think, if truth be told, we were all a little afraid of him.

說老實話，我認為我們當時都有點兒怕他。

the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the tr

used to emphasize the absolute veracity of a statement

［用于強調(diào)所言絕對真實可靠］（本人所述）完全屬實，毫無保留，絕對可靠