"the truth will out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 真相终会大白
• 真相总会暴露

Definition

这个表达意味着，最终，无论有人如何隐藏，真正的事实或秘密都终会曝光。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个谚语或较正式的表达，常用于讨论秘密最终会暴露的话题。中文常说“纸包不住火”或“真相总会浮出水面”。日常口语中不常用，但在强调结局不可避免时很常见。

Examples

No matter how hard you try to hide it, the truth will out.

无论你怎么努力隐瞒，**真相终会大白**。

People believe that the truth will out in the end.

人们相信，最终**真相终会大白**。

She hoped her lie would stay hidden, but the truth will out.

她希望谎言能一直隐藏下去，但**真相终会大白**。

You can't keep it a secret forever—the truth will out sooner or later.

你不能永远保守这个秘密——**真相终会暴露**，迟早的事。

When the scandal broke, it proved that the truth will out, no matter what.

丑闻爆发时，证明了**真相终会大白**，无论如何。

They tried to cover it up, but you know how it is—the truth will out eventually.

他们试图隐瞒，但你也知道——**真相终会大白**。