kernel of truth

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements. idiomatic
    — There may be a kernel of truth in the story of how George Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down the cherry tree.

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