bộ ngắm
Definitions
- Noun:
- Sighting device, sight: An optical or mechanical device attached to a weapon (such as a gun, rifle, or artillery piece) or a camera, used to aim accurately at a target or to frame a shot.
- Aiming mechanism: The assembly of components (like scopes, reticles, iron sights) that allows the user to align the weapon or instrument with the intended point of impact or subject.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bộ ngắm của khẩu súng trường này rất chính xác. (The sight of this rifle is very accurate.)
- Anh ấy đang điều chỉnh bộ ngắm trên máy ảnh. (He is adjusting the viewfinder on the camera.)
- Xạ thủ sử dụng bộ ngắm hồng ngoại để quan sát ban đêm. (The sniper uses an infrared sight for night observation.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bộ ngắm quang học": Optical sight (e.g., telescopic sight, scope).
- Bộ ngắm quang học giúp ngắm bắn ở cự ly xa. (An optical sight aids in long-range aiming.)
- "Bộ ngắm cơ học" / "Bộ ngắm cơ": Mechanical sight / Iron sight.
- Bộ ngắm cơ của súng lục thường gồm điểm ruồi và khe ngắm. (The iron sight of a pistol usually consists of a front sight and a rear sight notch.)
- "Bộ ngắm laser": Laser sight.
- Bộ ngắm laser chiếu một chấm đỏ lên mục tiêu. (A laser sight projects a red dot onto the target.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kính ngắm (n): Often used interchangeably with 'bộ ngắm' for optical sights/scopes. Can specifically mean a sighting scope or viewfinder.
- Anh ấy nhìn qua kính ngắm để xác định mục tiêu. (He looked through the scope to identify the target.)
- Thước ngắm (n): A sighting bar or scale, often part of an aiming system.
- Ngắm (v): To aim, to sight.
- Người lính đang ngắm mục tiêu. (The soldier is aiming at the target.)
Synonyms
- Vật ngắm: Sighting device (less common).
- Thiết bị ngắm: Aiming device.
- Ống ngắm: Sight tube, scope (common for telescopic sights).
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
- Điểm ngắm: Aiming point, sight picture.
- Đường ngắm: Line of sight.
- Khe ngắm: Rear sight notch.
- Điểm ruồi: Front sight post.
Notes on Meaning
- The core meaning of 'bộ ngắm' is an integrated system or assembly for aiming. It is more specific than the general verb 'ngắm' (to aim).
- In a military or shooting context, it almost exclusively refers to weapon sights.
- In a photography/filming context, it can refer to the viewfinder, which is the device a photographer looks through to compose a shot.