lạnh lẽo
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Cold and cheerless; bleak: Describes a physical sensation of coldness that is also emotionally empty, desolate, or lacking warmth and comfort. It often refers to an atmosphere, environment, or feeling that is unwelcoming.
- Frigid; icy: Can describe an emotional state, such as a personality, gaze, or reception, that is distant, unfeeling, or hostile.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng trống trải và lạnh lẽo. (The empty room was cold and cheerless.)
- Cô ấy nhìn anh với ánh mắt lạnh lẽo. (She looked at him with an icy gaze.)
- Mùa đông ở đây thật lạnh lẽo và ảm đạm. (Winter here is truly bleak and gloomy.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts like life, relationships, or memories that feel emotionally barren.
- Những kỷ niệm về tuổi thơ giờ đây thật lạnh lẽo. (The memories of childhood now feel cold and distant.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lạnh (adj): Cold. This is the core word for temperature. "Lạnh lẽo" adds a layer of emotional desolation.
- Trời thật lạnh. (The weather is very cold.)
- Lạnh lùng (adj): Cold, indifferent, unemotional (usually describing a person's demeanor).
- Anh ta là một người lạnh lùng. (He is a cold person.)
Synonyms
- Bleak: lacking warmth and cheer.
- Desolate: bleakly empty or lonely.
- Frigid: very cold in temperature or emotionally unfeeling.
- Icy: very cold or unfriendly.
Related Idioms
- Lạnh lẽo như tiết đông: As cold as winter; used to emphasize extreme physical or emotional coldness.
- Lòng người đôi khi lạnh lẽo như tiết đông. (A person's heart can sometimes be as cold as winter.)
adj
- cold; cold and cheerless
- sống một cuộc đời lạnh lẽoto bad a cold and cheerless life