khoáng đại
Definition
- Adjective:
- Vast, extensive, immense: Describes something of extremely large scale or scope, often referring to land or territory.
- Barren, uncultivated, desolate: Describes land that is wild, empty, and not used for agriculture or habitation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Vùng đất phía Tây thật khoáng đại và hoang vu. (The western region is truly vast and desolate.)
- Trước mắt chúng tôi là cánh đồng khoáng đại, không một bóng người. (Before us was a vast field, without a single person in sight.)
- Tâm hồn khoáng đại của ông ấy luôn nghĩ đến lợi ích chung. (His expansive mind always thinks of the common good.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary/Descriptive Use: This word is primarily used in literary, descriptive, or formal contexts to evoke a sense of grand scale and emptiness. It is less common in everyday conversation.
- Nỗi buồn khoáng đại tràn ngập trong thơ ông. (An immense sadness pervades his poetry.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khoáng (adj): Often used as a root meaning "broad," "wide," or "mineral" (in a different context). In compounds, it contributes the sense of expansiveness.
- Đại (adj): Means "large," "great," or "big." In this compound, it intensifies the meaning of "khoáng."
- Bao la (adj): Vast, immense, boundless (a more common synonym, often used for sea, sky, or love).
- Mênh mông (adj): Vast, extensive, sprawling (another common synonym).
Synonyms
- Bao la: Boundless, immense.
- Mênh mông: Vast, extensive.
- Rộng lớn: Large, wide.
- Hoang vu: Wild, desolate.
- Bỏ hoang: Uncultivated, fallow.
Related Phrases
- Đất khoáng đại: Vast/desolate land.
- Tầm nhìn khoáng đại: A broad/expansive vision.
- Tâm hồn khoáng đại: An expansive/generous soul (figurative use).
Notes on Meaning
- The word combines two concepts: physical vastness (khoáng) and greatness (đại). The reference definitions ("terre déserte; terre inculte") highlight its specific application to land that is both expansive and unused, emphasizing emptiness and lack of cultivation. This nuance is central to its meaning.
