ring true

US /rɪŋ truː/
UK /rɪŋ truː/
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1.

聽起來真實, 顯得真實

to seem to be true or genuine

:
His explanation didn't quite ring true to me.
他的解釋在我聽來不太真實
Her story about seeing a ghost didn't ring true.
她看到鬼的故事聽起來不真實