Definition

1. Noun:
   • Engineer: A professional specialist who applies scientific and mathematical principles to design, develop, build, maintain, or improve structures, machines, systems, processes, or materials. This is the direct and most common translation.
   • University Graduate in Engineering: A person who has graduated from a university-level polytechnic or engineering school, holding an engineering degree.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh tôi là một kỹ sư xây dựng. (My brother is a civil engineer.)
  • Công ty cần tuyển năm kỹ sư phần mềm. (The company needs to hire five software engineers.)
  • Cô ấy đã tốt nghiệp và trở thành kỹ sư. (She graduated and became an engineer.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kỹ sư" implies a formal, university-level education and is a professional title. It is often specified by the field of expertise, e.g., (mechanical engineer), (electrical engineer).
• In some formal or official contexts, it can be analogous to "graduate engineer" to distinguish from technicians or technologists.

Variants and Related Words

• Kỹ sư trưởng (n): Chief Engineer.
  • Kỹ sư trưởng phụ trách toàn bộ dự án. (The chief engineer is in charge of the entire project.)
• Kỹ sư chính (n): Principal Engineer.
• Bằng kỹ sư (n): Engineering Degree.

Synonyms

• Engineer: The direct and primary synonym.
• Graduate Engineer: Emphasizes the academic qualification.

Related Idioms

• "Mồ hôi công nhân, chất xám kỹ sư": A saying meaning "the sweat of the worker, the intellect of the engineer," highlighting the complementary roles of manual labor and technical design/planning.

noun

1. engineer