kính dưỡng mục
Definition
- Noun:
- Reading glasses: A pair of eyeglasses specifically designed to correct presbyopia, used to aid in seeing close-up objects clearly, such as when reading, sewing, or working on detailed tasks.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông tôi luôn để kính dưỡng mục trên bàn để đọc báo. (My grandfather always keeps his reading glasses on the table to read the newspaper.)
- Cô ấy phải đeo kính dưỡng mục mới may được. (She has to wear reading glasses to sew.)
- Tôi vừa mua một cặp kính dưỡng mục mới ở hiệu thuốc. (I just bought a new pair of reading glasses at the pharmacy.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "kính dưỡng mục" is a formal and somewhat traditional term. In modern, everyday Vietnamese, the simpler term "kính đọc sách" (literally "book-reading glasses") or "kính lão" (literally "old-age glasses") is more commonly used to refer to reading glasses.
Variants and Related Words
- Kính đọc sách (n): Reading glasses. The most common modern term.
- Kính lão (n): Reading glasses. A common term that references presbyopia, often associated with age.
- Kính hai tròng (n): Bifocals. Eyeglasses with two distinct optical powers for distance and near vision.
- Kính đa tròng (n): Progressive lenses. Eyeglass lenses with a seamless gradient of increasing power for intermediate and near vision.
Synonyms
- Reading glasses: Spectacles for close-up work.
- Readers: Informal term for reading glasses.
Related Concepts
- Presbyopia: The age-related condition where the eye's lens loses flexibility, making it difficult to focus on nearby objects. This is the condition "kính dưỡng mục" corrects.
- Magnifying glasses: While also used for close-up viewing, these are typically simple magnifiers not prescribed for specific vision correction like "kính dưỡng mục".