giật gân
Definition
- Adjective:
- Sensational: Designed to provoke intense excitement, shock, or curiosity, often by being exaggerated, shocking, or lurid. It typically describes news, stories, or details that are startling and attention-grabbing.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tờ báo đó luôn đăng những tin tức giật gân. (That newspaper always publishes sensational news.)
- Đó là một câu chuyện giật gân về tội phạm. (That is a sensational crime story.)
- Tiêu đề bài báo thật sự giật gân. (The article's headline is truly sensational.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used to describe the nature of information (e.g., media, narratives, revelations) rather than physical sensations. It carries a connotation of being deliberately shocking to attract attention.
Variants and Related Words
- Giật mình (v): to be startled, to jump in surprise. This is a different, though related, verb focusing on the physical reaction of surprise.
- Một tiếng động lớn làm tôi giật mình. (A loud noise made me jump.)
Synonyms
- Sensationalistic: Emphasizing the shocking aspect.
- Lurid: Presenting shocking details in a graphic or crude way.
- Shocking: Causing intense surprise, disgust, or outrage.
Related Idioms
- While "giật gân" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is the key descriptive term in phrases like:
- tin giật gân: sensational news.
- phim giật gân: sensational film (often a thriller).
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