"if the truth were known" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 如果真相为人所知

Definition

这个短语用来表示事情并不像表面看起来的那样，如果人们真的知道真相，他们的看法或感受可能会改变。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达比较正式或书面，用于暗示有未公开的真实情况。通常用在句首或句末，表示事情背后有更多内容。

Examples

If the truth were known, he was never really sick.

**如果真相为人所知**，他其实从没真正生病过。

Nobody would blame her, if the truth were known.

没人会责怪她，**如果真相为人所知**。

If the truth were known, he actually did all the work himself.

**如果真相为人所知**，其实都是他自己做的。

People would see things differently, if the truth were known.

人们会换个角度看事情，**如果真相为人所知**。

We'd probably forgive him, if the truth were known.

我们很可能会原谅他，**如果真相为人所知**。

He's not as cold as he acts, if the truth were known.

其实他没有表面上那么冷漠，**如果真相为人所知**。