單詞
telltale
英 ['telte?l]
美['t?ltel]
基本信息
- adj. 報警的；泄密的；搬弄是非的
- n. 跡象；指示器；搬弄是非者
詞態變化
復數:?telltales;
中文詞源
telltale 暴露實情的，說明問題的
tell,告知，tale,故事。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- telltale (n.)
- also tell-tale, "discloser of secrets," 1540s, from tell (v.) + tale. As an adjective from 1590s. Phrase tell a tale "relate a false or exaggerated story" is from late 13c.
雙語例句
- 1. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.
- 只有從他發紅的眼圈上偶爾能看出他非常疲憊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Soapy took his accusive shoes and telltale trousers without challenge.
- 蘇貝那罪孽深重的鞋子和暴露了隱秘的褲子倒沒有被人注意到.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The telltale scratches on the lock showed that it had been picked.
- 留在鎖上的刮痕顯示那鎖曾經被撬開過.
來自辭典例句
- 4. No one likes a malicious telltale.
- 人們痛恨惡毒的告密者.
來自辭典例句
- 5. There are telltale symptoms by which history gives warning to a threatened or perishing society.
- 歷史往往借助于一些很能說明問題的跡象來警示一個正面臨威脅或即將滅亡的社會.
來自演講部分
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