Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Expressive: Describing a manner of speaking, singing, or performing that effectively conveys emotion, feeling, or meaning. It emphasizes the quality of showing deep feeling and engaging the audience emotionally.
   • Emotive: Pertaining to a style that is full of emotion and capable of arousing emotion in others.

2. Adverb:

   • Expressively: In a manner that conveys emotion or feeling effectively.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giọng hát của cô ấy rất diễn cảm. (Her singing voice is very expressive.)
  • Bạn cần đọc bài thơ một cách diễn cảm. (You need to read the poem in an expressive way.)
• Adverb:
  • Cô ấy kể câu chuyện thật diễn cảm. (She told the story very expressively.)

Advanced Usage

• "diễn cảm hóa": to dramatize, to make something more expressive or emotional, often used in literary or performance analysis.
  • Diễn viên đã diễn cảm hóa nhân vật một cách xuất sắc. (The actor dramatized the character excellently.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biểu cảm (adj): expressive, often used more for facial expressions or visual arts.
  • Gương mặt cô ấy rất biểu cảm. (Her face is very expressive.)
• Truyền cảm (adj): emotionally communicative, inspiring emotion; often used interchangeably with "diễn cảm" but can imply a stronger sense of transmission.
  • Bài phát biểu của ông ấy thật truyền cảm. (His speech was very inspiring/emotionally resonant.)

Synonyms

• Expressive: showing feelings or thoughts clearly.
• Emotive: arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.
• Heartfelt: deeply and sincerely felt.

Related Idioms

• Lấy nước mắt người xem: (idiom) to move the audience to tears; describes an extremely expressive and emotional performance.
  • Vở kịch diễn cảm đến mức lấy nước mắt người xem. (The play was so expressive it moved the audience to tears.)

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