telling

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people. 講述
Juan sat quietly through the telling of this saga. 衚安安靜地坐著聽完了這個長篇故事。
2. ADJ If something is telling, it shows the true nature of a person or situation. 顯露真相的
How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age. 一個男人如何刮臉也許會暴露他的實際年齡。
3. tellinglyADV 顯露真相地
Most tellingly, perhaps, chimpanzees do not draw as much information from the world around them as we do. 也許最能說明問題的是，黑猩猩從周圍的世界獲取的信息不如我們獲取的那麽多。