"accept the truth" 直译为“接受真相/事实”,强调从情感或理智上承认某件事的真实性,即使这个事实可能令人痛苦、难以面对(如失去、失败、错误等)。
该短语是动宾结构,通常作句子的谓语部分,可结合以下常见搭配扩展语义:
接介词短语:`accept the truth about / of sth`(接受关于某事的真相)
例:It took her years to accept the truth about his betrayal.(她花了好几年才接受他背叛的事实。)
接同位语从句:`accept the truth that...`(接受……的事实)
例:He finally accepted the truth that he would never be a professional athlete.(他最终接受了自己永远成不了职业运动员的事实。)
常与表示“逐渐、被迫”的词搭配,体现从“抗拒”到“接受”的转变:
`come to accept the truth`(逐渐接受真相)
例:Over time, she came to accept the truth of her father’s death.(随着时间推移,她逐渐接受了父亲去世的事实。)
`have to / be forced to accept the truth`(不得不/被迫接受事实)
例:When the evidence was presented, he had to accept the truth.(当证据摆出来时,他不得不接受事实。)
`refuse to accept the truth`(拒绝接受真相)
例:She still refuses to accept the truth that their relationship is over.(她仍拒绝接受他们的关系已经结束的事实。)
该短语多用于情感或现实冲突的语境,比如:
面对失去:It’s never easy to accept the truth of losing a loved one.(接受失去亲人的事实从来都不容易。)
承认错误:I had to accept the truth that I was wrong about him.(我不得不承认自己对他的看法是错的。)
接受现实:Many people struggle to accept the truth that life isn’t always fair.(很多人难以接受“生活并不总是公平的”这个事实。)
`face the truth`:强调“直面真相”(侧重于“不逃避”),而`accept the truth`更强调“内心认可”(侧重于“从抗拒到接受”)。
例:First, you need to face the truth—then you can learn to accept it.(首先你得直面真相,然后才能学会接受它。)
总结:"accept the truth" 是表达“承认现实”的常用短语,核心在于情感或理智上的“接纳”,而非仅仅“知道”事实。