honesty
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɒn.ə.sti/ us/ˈɑː.nə.sti/
(QUALITY)
B2 诚实
the quality of being honest
I appreciate your honesty. 我很欣赏你的诚实。
in all honesty I must tell you in all honesty (= truthfully and hiding nothing) that there is little chance of the proposal being approved. 我必须实话告诉你，这个计划得到批准的可能性几乎没有。
- More examples
- She spoke with brutal honesty - I was too old for the job.
- He should be praised for his honesty.
- And the moral of the story is that honesty is always the best policy.
- I have no reason to doubt her honesty, it's just that I can't understand how it happened.
- Well, I don't want to offend anyone but, in all honesty, I do have some criticisms to make.
Idiom
honesty is the best policyidiom saying 诚实是上策。
said to advise someone that it is better to tell the truth than to lie