cao đẹp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lofty and beautiful: Describes an abstract concept, ideal, or quality that is both elevated in a moral or spiritual sense and possesses admirable beauty or nobility.
- Noble: Emphasizes the high moral character, dignity, and admirable qualities of a person's thoughts, goals, or actions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy theo đuổi một lý tưởng cao đẹp. (He pursues a lofty and beautiful ideal.)
- Tình yêu tổ quốc là một tình cảm cao đẹp. (Patriotic love is a noble sentiment.)
- Những phẩm chất cao đẹp của con người. (The noble qualities of a person.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, literary, or philosophical contexts to describe virtues, aspirations, or profound human emotions. It is rarely used to describe physical objects.
Variants and Related Words
- Cao cả (adj): noble, sublime, lofty. Often used interchangeably with , but may place slightly more emphasis on grandeur and selflessness.
- Lòng yêu nước cao cả. (A sublime patriotism.)
Synonyms
- Noble: Having fine personal qualities or high moral principles.
- Lofty: Of a noble or elevated character.
- Sublime: Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core concept in phrases like:
- Sống một cuộc đời cao đẹp: To live a noble and beautiful life.
- Ông ấy đã sống một cuộc đời cao đẹp vì cộng đồng. (He lived a noble life for the community.)
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Lofty and beautiful
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lý tưởng cao đẹpa lofty and beautiful ideal
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