Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Scholarly, learned: Possessing deep and extensive knowledge in one or more scientific or academic fields. It describes a style, work, or approach that is erudite and demonstrates profound study.
   • Scientific (in a formal, academic sense): Pertaining to formal, systematic knowledge, often in contrast to popular or folk traditions.

2. Noun:

   • A scholar, a learned person, a savant: A person who has profound and extensive knowledge in scientific or academic disciplines.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Lối hành văn bác học. (A scholarly style of writing.)
  • Trước khi có văn chương bác học, đã có một nền văn chương bình dân. (Before there was scholarly literature, there was a folk literature.)

• Noun:

  • Nhà bác học Pavlov. (The scientist/savant Pavlov.)
  • Ông ấy có vẻ bác học. (He has a scholarly air.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a formal, institutional, or classical depth of knowledge. It is used to distinguish expert, academic knowledge from common or popular understanding.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà bác học (n): A scientist, a scholar, a savant. This is the most common compound form.
  • Nhà bác học đó vừa giành giải Nobel. (That scientist just won a Nobel Prize.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Erudite, learned, scholarly.
• Noun: Scholar, savant, scientist, erudite person.

Related Idioms

• Vẻ bác học: A scholarly demeanor or appearance.
  • Cặp kính dày và thư viện lớn mang lại cho anh ấy vẻ bác học. (The thick glasses and large library give him a scholarly air.)

adj

1. Scholarly, learned
   • lối hành văn bác học
     a scholarly style
2. A scholarly, a learned man, a savant