"nugget of truth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 一丝真相
• 一点点事实

Definition

在较大的故事、说法或观点中包含的一点点真实内容，尤其是在大部分内容可能不真实时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达较为口语，常见于评论谣言、玩笑或夸张的故事时，用来指出其中仍有一丝真实内容。常见搭配有“其中有一丝真相”。不用来形容完整或重大的事实。

Examples

There's often a nugget of truth in every rumor.

每个谣言中常常都有一**丝真相**。

His story contained a nugget of truth.

他的话里包含了一**点点事实**。

Every joke has a nugget of truth.

每个玩笑里都有一**丝真相**。

If you look closely, you can always find a nugget of truth hidden in gossip.

仔细看，总能在八卦中发现一**丝真相**。

She laughed off the comment, but admitted there was a nugget of truth in it.

她笑着否认了评论，但承认里面确实有一**点点事实**。

Even though his theory sounded wild, there was a nugget of truth that made us think.

虽然他的理论听起来很离谱，但里面有一**丝真相**让我们思考。