But it was a truism, a phantom, and broke down under the weight of her regret. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔.南方与北方.
This may seem to be a mere truism--saying that a being can develop only in some point in which he is undeveloped. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
To apply this method to history as if it meant only the truism that the present social state cannot be separated from its past, is one-sided. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
This remark may sound like a silly truism. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
This is an obvious truism, which however gains meaning when translated into educational equivalents. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.