duyệt mục
Definition
- Verb (Archaic):
- To find pleasant to look at; to regard as agreeable or pleasing to the eye: An archaic term describing the act of viewing something and finding it aesthetically pleasing or agreeable in appearance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua duyệt mục cảnh vườn thượng uyển. (The king found the imperial garden view pleasant to look at.)
- Cổ ngữ có ghi: "Tâm hòa tắc nhãn duyệt mục". (An ancient text records: "A harmonious heart makes the eye find things pleasing to look at.")
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese texts and is rarely used in modern conversation. Its usage evokes a formal, poetic, or historical context.
Variants and Related Words
- Duyệt (v): to review, to inspect, to peruse (a more common and modern verb).
- Giám đốc duyệt báo cáo. (The director reviews the report.)
- Hài lòng (adj): satisfied, pleased (a modern equivalent for the feeling, though not specific to visual pleasure).
- Tôi rất hài lòng với kết quả. (I am very satisfied with the result.)
Synonyms
- To find pleasing to the eye: To regard something as visually agreeable.
- To deem agreeable: To judge something as pleasant or acceptable.
Related Idioms
- Duyệt binh: to review troops.
- Tướng quân duyệt binh trên thao trường. (The general reviewed the troops on the parade ground.)
- Mục sở thị: to see with one's own eyes (a classical four-character idiom).
- Phải mục sở thị tôi mới tin. (I have to see it with my own eyes to believe it.)