in hình
Definition
- Verb:
- To be silhouetted, to be outlined, to stand out in silhouette: Refers to the appearance of a dark shape or outline of someone or something against a brighter background.
- To be profiled, to be delineated: Can describe the clear, distinct outline or contour of an object becoming visible.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ngọn núi in hình trên nền trời hoàng hôn. (The mountain was silhouetted against the sunset sky.)
- Bóng cây cao in hình trên mặt đất. (The tall tree's shadow was outlined on the ground.)
- Cô ấy đứng in hình trước cửa sổ. (She stood silhouetted in front of the window.)
Advanced Usage
- "in hình in bóng": This idiomatic phrase intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a very clear, sharp, and distinct silhouette or outline.
- Tòa tháp in hình in bóng dưới ánh trăng. (The tower stood in sharp silhouette under the moonlight.)
Variants and Related Words
- In (Verb): To print, to stamp, to imprint. This is the core verb from which the phrase is derived.
- in sách (to print a book), in dấu vân tay (to take fingerprints).
- Hình (Noun): Shape, form, image, picture.
- Hình bóng (Noun): Silhouette, shadowy figure, image (often poetic).
- hình bóng người mẹ (the image of one's mother).
Synonyms
- Hiện lên (Verb): To appear, to emerge.
- Nổi bật lên (Verb): To stand out.
- Lộ ra (Verb): To be revealed, to show.
Related Phrases
- In dấu (Verb Phrase): To leave a mark, to make an imprint (literal or figurative).
- Sự kiện đó in dấu trong lịch sử. (That event left its mark on history.)