a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance (极其重要的)真原则,真信仰 the eternal verities. 永恒的真理。 ■[mass noun]truth 事实;真理 irrefutable, objective verity. 无可辩驳的客观真理。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French verite, from Latin veritas, from verus 'true'