having a strong or important effect; effective 強有力的;有明顯效果的;顯著的 a telling argument 有力的論據 Although he didn’t score a goal, Tevez made a telling contribution to the game. 雖然他沒有進球,但特維斯爲比賽做出了顯著的貢獻。 These are telling points, but the argument is by no means over. 這些都是很能說明問題的觀點,但是爭論還沒有結束。
showing effectively what somebody/something is really like, but often without intending to 生動的;顯露真實面目的,說明問題的(通常並非有意)