true------connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed(往往倾向于事实并且排除想象和猜测) real --------connected with sth / sb.that actually exists,but is not not specified or proved (强调的确存在,但没有特指或被证明) 1 it wasn't a ghost,but a real person though i can't tell who it is. 2 just tell me everything true about him,and don't make up.