| 单词 | the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth b. the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth (and variants): the absolute truth; esp. used to emphasize that something, esp. a statement, is or should be true in every particular, with no facts omitted or untrue elements added.The phrase forms part of the oath or the affirmation (affirmation n. 4) declared or agreed to by witnesses in court before giving testimony. A witness can choose to place one hand on the Bible when swearing the oath, but is now usually not required to do so.In quot. 1593 with reference to the foreman of the jury taking the oath. ΚΠ 1571 J. Bridges Serm. Paules Crosse 33 What shoulde we teache in matters of saluation but the Truthe, and all the truthe, and nothyng but the truth? 1593 J. Adames Order of Keeping Court Leete sig. A3v The Oth of the Foreman... You shal present and tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so helpe you God, and by the contents of this booke. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo iii. xvii. 465 The oath giuen to Iurors is, That they shall deale iustly and truely betweene partie and partie; but the witnesses are to speake the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and so they take their oath. 1668 T. Thomson Eng. Rogue ii. iii. 12 Do I stand here to hear stories? Sir tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 42 Merchants are infinitely curious in the..Regularity, and Justice of their Books..; they are, or ought to be, the Truth, whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth of all that is done. 1786 Acts & Laws State of Connecticut 197 Every Quaker..be permitted to make his or her solemn Affirmation... You..do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare, that the Evidence you shall give..shall be the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth; upon the Pains and Penalties of Perjury. 1830 W. Chambers Bk. Scotl. 129 The witness must lay his left hand on an open Bible, and hold up his right... ‘I swear by Almighty God..that I will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.’ 1835 G. P. R. James My Aunt Pontypool II. xi. 272 This simple..tale is written with the purpose..of telling, like an Old Bailey witness, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. 1905 W. Osler in Med. News 30 Sept. 625/1 No human being is constituted to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; and even the best of men must be content with fragments, with partial glimpses, never the full fruition. 1977 M. F. Scheinman Evid. & Proof in Arbitration 4 The oath generally used is: ‘Do you swear [or affirm] to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?’ 2008 Gazette (Essex) (Nexis) 19 Mar. You have to walk into a crown court and solemnly swear the evidence you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth—or face the wrath of the contempt laws. < as lemmas |
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