cao siêu
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sublime; lofty; elevated: Describes something of exceptional intellectual, moral, or spiritual quality, far surpassing the ordinary. It often refers to abstract concepts like thought, virtue, or art.
- Unattainable; rarefied: Describes something so high or perfect that it is difficult or nearly impossible to achieve or reach.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Triết học của ông ấy thật cao siêu. (His philosophy is truly sublime.)
- Đó là một ước mơ cao siêu nhưng khó thành hiện thực. (That is an unattainable dream, difficult to realize.)
- Anh ta thể hiện kỹ thuật cao siêu trong bức tranh này. (He demonstrates lofty technique in this painting.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to describe abstract ideals, profound wisdom, or exceptional skill that inspires awe. It can carry a slightly ironic or critical tone when used to describe something perceived as overly abstract or disconnected from practical reality.
- Anh đừng nói những lý thuyết cao siêu ấy, hãy đưa ra giải pháp cụ thể. (Don't talk about those rarefied theories, give me a concrete solution.)
Variants and Related Words
- Siêu việt (adj): transcendent; superior; surpassing. Often used interchangeably with "cao siêu" but can imply surpassing all others.
- trí tuệ siêu việt (transcendent intelligence)
Synonyms
- Sublime: Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
- Lofty: Of imposing height; elevated in character, spirit, or style.
- Elevated: Raised to a higher intellectual or moral level.
- Rarified: Very high, refined, or complex, and thus exclusive.
Related Idioms
- While "cao siêu" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core concept in phrases like:
- Tư tưởng cao siêu: sublime/lofty ideals.
- Lý tưởng cao siêu: lofty/unattainable ideals.
adj
- Sublime
- tư tưởng cao siêusublime thinking
- Unattainable
- mong ước cao siêuan unattainable dream