Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unpredictable; unforeseen; contingent: Describes an event, situation, or circumstance that cannot be foreseen or predicted, often implying potential risk or trouble.
   • Unlucky; unfortunate: Refers to an event that is marked by bad luck or misfortune.
   • Knavish; treacherous (of a person): Describes a person who is deceitful, untrustworthy, or prone to causing trouble.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (describing events):
  • Chúng ta cần có kế hoạch cho những tình huống bất trắc. (We need a plan for unforeseen situations.)
  • Đó là một sự cố bất trắc. (That was an unlucky incident.)
• Adjective (describing a person):
  • Hắn là một kẻ bất trắc, không nên tin tưởng. (He is a knavish person; you shouldn't trust him.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in formal or serious contexts to discuss risk management, contingency planning, or moral character.
• It frequently appears in the phrase "mọi việc bất trắc" (all unforeseen matters) or "mọi bất trắc" (all contingencies), emphasizing comprehensive preparation.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự bất trắc (n): An unforeseen event; a contingency; a mishap.
  • Sự bất trắc nào cũng có thể xảy ra. (Any mishap can occur.)
• Tính bất trắc (n): Unpredictability; the quality of being contingent.
  • Tính bất trắc của thời tiết. (The unpredictability of the weather.)

Synonyms

• Unforeseen: Not anticipated or predicted.
• Contingent: Dependent on chance or an uncertain event.
• Unpredictable: Not able to be foreseen.
• Treacherous: Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception (for persons).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đề phòng mọi bất trắc: To guard against all mishaps; to take precautions against all contingencies.
  • Công ty đề phòng mọi bất trắc về tài chính. (The company guards against all financial contingencies.)
• Phòng khi bất trắc: In case of mishap; as a precaution against unforeseen events.
  • Hãy tiết kiệm tiền phòng khi bất trắc. (Save money as a precaution for unforeseen events.)

adj

1. Unlucky
   • việc bất trắc
     an unlucky event, a mishap
   • phòng khi bất trắc
     in prevention of mishaps
   • đề phòng mọi bất trắc
     to guard against all mishaps, to take precautions against all contingencies
2. Knavish (nói về người)
   • con người bất trắc
     a knavish person