He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
一股怪味袭来，使他相信了我说的真话。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 11 Not guilty

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

unpleasant [ʌn'plɛznt] 词频3 词根: plac
adj. 使人不愉快的;不合意的;讨厌的;不客气的;
💡 un 不 + pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → 令人不快的
"an unpleasant subject of conversation"
不愉快的话题
近义：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly 反义：approachable, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, attractive
truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
smell [smɛl] 词频1
n. 嗅觉;气味;臭味;发出臭气的人[东西]; vt.& vi.& link-v. 嗅，闻;闻出，发觉，查出;发出…的气味;
💡 鼻子太小（small），闻（smell）不到
"I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood."
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
近义：nose, scent, sniff, snuff, pong, reek
convinced [kən'vinst]
adj. 确信的;深信的;有坚定信仰的; v. 使确信(convince的过去分词);说服;
"I am convinced of her innocence."
我坚信她是清白无辜的。
近义：persuaded, sold
telling ['tɛlɪŋ]
adj. 有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的; v. 讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
"Stop telling fibs ."
别再撒谎了。
近义：narrative, recital, recitation, recountal, story, tale

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
我相信那箱子再也关不上了。
Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
我们许多人对于荒岛生活有一种不切实际的想法。
Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
同时，他建立了一所拳击学校，办得很成功，连拜伦勋爵也成了他的学生。
To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
要做到这一点，他至少要像古董商一样懂行。
I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。
always assuming,of course, that the sea is calm.
当然，这一切只有在大海风平浪静的情况下才有可能。