| 单词 | quarter-truth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-truth quarter-truth n. [after half-truth n.] ΚΠ a1864 in S. S. Cox Eight Years in Congr. (1865) 367 Human nature is imperfect; it can ordinarily take in only half or quarter truths. 1954 Times 29 Oct. 9/4 We would in fact greatly prefer him, instead of trotting out misleading quarter-truths..to make it clear that he knew nothing about us. 1991 J. Simpson in Observer 28 Apr. 23/1 The war and the rebellions have changed everything in Baghdad. There's even information nowadays, instead of the old quarter-truths. < as lemmas |
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