truth-teller
noun[C]
(alsotruthteller)uk/ˈtruːθˌtel.ər/us/ˈtruːθˌtel.ɚ/someone whotellsthetruth,especiallyabout what is reallyhappeningin asituation:
敢讲真话的人，揭露真相的人He saidvotersvaluethegovernoras a truth-teller who is morebelievablethantraditionalpoliticians.他说，选民们重视州长，认为他敢讲真话，比传统的政客更值得相信。
Thesecourageoustruthtellersriskeverything toshedlightonwrongdoing.这些勇敢的人敢讲真话，冒着一切风险揭露不法行为。
- It's anenormousironythat thisinstinctivetruth-teller should havemanagedtotellsuch agreatlieabout Henry.
- Trying toseparateliarsfrom truth-tellers has been thebaneofinvestigatorsfromancienttimes.
- In ananalysisof fiveindependentsamples, a computer-basedtextanalysisprogramcorrectlyclassifiedliarsand truth-tellers at arateof 67% when thetopicwasconstantand arateof 61%overall.
- As achild, shefeltherselfcastin theroleoffamilytruthteller.
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- above board
- anti-corruption
- artless
- artlessly
- artlessness
- bone
- honestly
- honourable
- honourably
- in
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
- in good faithidiom
- joke
- nail
- skinny
- spotless
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrowidiom
- the straight and narrowidiom