cùng kì lí
Sau khi bị bác bỏ mọi lập luận, anh ta trở nên cùng kì lí, không chịu nghe ai nữa.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having no reason/justification left; being at the end of one's tether; being utterly unreasonable or illogical: Describes a state where all reasonable arguments, resources, or patience have been exhausted, often leading to absurd, stubborn, or desperate behavior. It implies a point beyond which rational discussion is impossible.
Usage
- This word is used to describe a person, their state, or their actions when they have run out of all logical reasons or sensible arguments but continue to persist, often obstinately or irrationally.
- It often carries a negative connotation, criticizing someone for being unreasonable past the point of justification.
- Common structures: (to become utterly unreasonable), (he has no reason left / he's being completely unreasonable).
Usage Examples
Adjective: Sau khi bị bác bỏ mọi lập luận, anh ta trở nên cùng kì lí, không chịu nghe ai nữa.(After all his arguments were refuted, he became utterly unreasonable, refusing to listen to anyone.)
Advanced Usage / Nuances
- The word emphasizes the of reason. It's not just being illogical (); it's being illogical all possible logic has been used up or dismissed.
- It can describe a situation that has deteriorated to a deadlock because one or more parties are no longer arguing in good faith or with any valid points.
Variants and Related Words
- Cùng kì (adj): An older or more literary variant with the same core meaning of reaching an extremity, often of hardship or argument. is a more specific and common form focusing on the exhaustion of reason ().
- Vô lí (adj): Illogical, unreasonable. (Less strong than , as it doesn't imply the prior exhaustion of all reason).
- Cố chấp (adj): Stubborn, obstinate. (Focuses on the stubborn attitude, which can be a cause or characteristic of being ).
- Bất hợp lí (adj): Unreasonable, irrational. (A more general, formal term).
Synonyms
- Hết cách (phrase): To have run out of methods/options. (Shares the sense of exhaustion but is broader).
- Đuối lí (adj): To be losing in an argument, to have weaker reasoning. (Suggests being at a disadvantage in logic, not necessarily its complete exhaustion).
Idioms / Fixed Expressions
- Đến mức cùng kì lí: To reach the point of being utterly unreasonable. (The discussion has reached an utterly unreasonable point; everyone should stop.)