kết cục
Definition
Noun:
- Ending, outcome, conclusion: The final result or ultimate state of an event, story, or situation. It emphasizes the point where a process or narrative finishes and its ultimate consequence is realized.
Adverb:
- Finally, in the end: Used to introduce the ultimate result or concluding point of a matter.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Kết cục của bộ phim thật bất ngờ. (The ending of the movie was very surprising.)
- Không ai có thể đoán trước được kết cục. (No one could predict the outcome.)
- Adverb:
- Kết cục, họ đã quyết định ly dị. (In the end, they decided to divorce.)
- Kết cục, dự án vẫn thành công. (Finally, the project was still successful.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a nuance of a definitive, often final and sometimes inevitable, conclusion to a sequence of events. It is commonly used in narratives, analyses, and discussions of consequences.
Variants and Related Words
- Kết quả (n): Result, outcome. (This is more general and neutral, not necessarily implying finality.)
- Kết quả thi sẽ có vào tuần sau. (The exam results will be available next week.)
- Kết thúc (v/n): To end / an ending. (Focuses more on the act or point of ending rather than the final resulting state.)
- Câu chuyện kết thúc có hậu. (The story has a happy ending.)
Synonyms
- Outcome: The way a thing turns out; a consequence.
- Conclusion: The end or finish of an event, process, or text.
- Ending: The final part of something.
- Upshot: The final or eventual outcome or conclusion.
Related Idioms
- Kết cục bi thảm: A tragic ending/outcome.
- Cuộc nổi loạn có một kết cục bi thảm. (The rebellion had a tragic ending.)
- Kết cục đã định: A foregone conclusion; a predetermined ending.
- Từ đầu, đây dường như là một kết cục đã định. (From the start, this seemed like a foregone conclusion.)