ring of truth

English

Noun

ring of truth

The trust-inspiring sound, tenor, or impression of being truthful.
- 1874, Edward Payson Roe, Opening a Chestnut Burr, ch. 20,
  I am too well accustomed to the taking of evidence not to detect the ring of truth.
- 1908, Edith Wharton, "The Pretext,"
  She could hear the ring of truth in young Dawnish's voice.
- 2006, "Verbatim," Time, 20 Feb.,
  It is fiction. But it has the absolute ring of truth.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Noveria:
  Merchant Opold: This one promised compensation for services rendered. It humbly suggests that a sum of 250 credits would be most appropriate.
  Shepard: Would you have had any chance of getting this past customs without me? You can be a bit more generous.
  Merchant Opold: The other's words possess the discomforting ring of truth.
  Merchant Opold: This one could raise the sum to 500 credits. That is half this one's profit taken by the other. It can offer no more.

Usage notes

Sometimes used (especially in the 19th and early-20th centuries) with reference to oral remarks or a manner of speaking, and sometimes used (especially since the mid-20th century) to refer to a written statement or narrative which strikes the reader as true.

Synonyms

believability
credibility

单词	ring of truth
释义	ring of truth English Noun ring of truth The trust-inspiring sound, tenor, or impression of being truthful. 1874, Edward Payson Roe, Opening a Chestnut Burr, ch. 20, I am too well accustomed to the taking of evidence not to detect the ring of truth. 1908, Edith Wharton, "The Pretext," She could hear the ring of truth in young Dawnish's voice. 2006, "Verbatim," Time, 20 Feb., It is fiction. But it has the absolute ring of truth. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Noveria: Merchant Opold: This one promised compensation for services rendered. It humbly suggests that a sum of 250 credits would be most appropriate. Shepard: Would you have had any chance of getting this past customs without me? You can be a bit more generous. Merchant Opold: The other's words possess the discomforting ring of truth. Merchant Opold: This one could raise the sum to 500 credits. That is half this one's profit taken by the other. It can offer no more. Usage notes Sometimes used (especially in the 19th and early-20th centuries) with reference to oral remarks or a manner of speaking, and sometimes used (especially since the mid-20th century) to refer to a written statement or narrative which strikes the reader as true. Synonyms believability credibility
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