單詞
telltale
英 ['telte?l]
美['t?ltel]
基本信息
- adj. 報(bào)警的；泄密的；搬弄是非的
- n. 跡象；指示器；搬弄是非者
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?telltales;
中文詞源
telltale 暴露實(shí)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(fā)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(jīng)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(gè)正面臨威脅或即將滅亡的社會(huì).
來自演講部分
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