half truth

同根派生

The art of making whole lies out of half truth.
从一半的事实编出全部谎言的艺术。
A half truth is often no better than a lie.
半真半假的话常常跟谎言一样糟。
This man seemed to me to lean over the cornice, and timidly whisper his half truth to the rude occupants who really knew it better than he.
在我看来，这位建筑师仿佛俯身在飞檐上，羞涩地向那粗鲁的住户私语着他的似是而非的真理，实际上住户比他还知道得更多。
His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies.
他的证词里掺杂着诽谤、部份的事实和彻头彻尾的谎言。
Today we have to listen very carefully to everything anyone says to us, because half truths are very dangerous, and can lead us away from the truth.
现在我们得很注意的听别人所说的所有的话，因为半真半假的话是很危险的，而他可以让我们忽略事实。