depth

/depθ/

Thân thiện

The scientist measures the depth of the water with a long pole.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The measurement from top to bottom or from front to back; the distance from the surface to the bottom or the innermost part. This is the most common physical meaning, referring to how deep something is.
   • Profoundness or intensity of a state, feeling, or quality. This abstract meaning refers to the strength, seriousness, or complexity of something non-physical.
   • The quality of being intellectually deep or penetrating; profound insight. This refers to the ability to understand complex ideas thoroughly.
   • (Often plural) A deep, remote, or extreme part of something. Used to describe the most profound, distant, or lowest parts, whether physical or abstract.
   • (Often plural) A state of low morality, despair, or degradation. Refers to a condition of being at the lowest point, typically in a negative sense.

Usage and Examples

• Physical Measurement:
  • The depth of the pool is three meters at the deep end.
  • The shelf's depth is not sufficient for these large books.
• Intensity or Profoundness of a State/Feeling:
  • The depth of her sadness was evident in her eyes.
  • We were surprised by the depth of his knowledge on the subject.
• Intellectual Profundity:
  • Her latest essay is remarkable for its analytical depth.
• Deep or Remote Part (often plural):
  • Explorers ventured into the depths of the jungle.
  • Signals were received from the depths of space.
• Low State or Condition (often plural):
  • He sank to the depths of despair after the loss.
  • The novel explores the depths of human cruelty.

Advanced Usage

• "In depth": Thoroughly and with great detail.
  • The journalist investigated the story in depth.
• "Out of one's depth": In a situation that is too difficult to handle; beyond one's knowledge or ability.
  • During the advanced physics lecture, I felt completely out of my depth.

Variants and Related Words

• Deep (adj/n): Having great depth; a deep part of something (e.g., the deep of the ocean).
• Deepen (v): To make or become deeper.
• Depthless (adj): Having no depth; superficial.

Synonyms

• Profundity: Deep insight; intellectual depth.
• Bottom: The lowest point or part.
• Intensity: The quality of being intense.
• Abyss: A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm (often metaphorical).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• The depths of winter: The middle of winter, when it is coldest.
  • Fuel shortages are always a concern in the depths of winter.
• From the depths of one's heart/soul: With the most sincere and profound feeling.
  • I thank you from the depths of my heart.
• Plumb the depths (of something): To experience or examine the worst or lowest aspects of something.
  • The film plumbs the depths of human misery.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
   • the depth of his breathing
   • the depth of his sighs, the depth of his emotion
2. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
3. (usually plural) a low moral state
   • he had sunk to the depths of addiction
4. (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
   • from the depths of darkest Africa
   • signals received from the depths of space
5. degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
6. the extent downward or backward or inward
   • the depth of the water
   • depth of a shelf
   • depth of a closet

Từ đồng nghĩa

• astuteness
• profundity
• profoundness
• deepness