lạ mắt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Strange-looking, unusual in appearance: Describes something that looks different, unfamiliar, or novel to the eye, often catching attention due to its unique or uncommon visual characteristics.
- Novel, eye-catching: Refers to something that appears new, interesting, or striking to look at.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cái lọ cổ này lạ mắt nhỉ. (How strange-looking this ancient pot is!)
- Kiến trúc của tòa nhà đó rất lạ mắt. (The architecture of that building is very eye-catching.)
- Cô ấy mặc một bộ trang phục lạ mắt đến bữa tiệc. (She wore a novel outfit to the party.)
Advanced Usage
- "gây lạ mắt": to cause a strange/novel visual impression, to be eye-catching.
- Mẫu xe mới gây lạ mắt tại triển lãm. (The new car model is eye-catching at the exhibition.)
- "cảm giác lạ mắt": a feeling of visual novelty or strangeness.
- Du khách có cảm giác lạ mắt khi lần đầu đến đây. (Tourists have a feeling of visual novelty when coming here for the first time.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lạ (adj): strange, unfamiliar. (e.g., - stranger)
- Mắt (n): eye. (e.g., - sore eyes)
- Lạ lùng (adj): strange, peculiar (broader sense, not limited to visual).
- Độc đáo (adj): unique, distinctive (often positive connotation).
Synonyms
- Khác thường: unusual, out of the ordinary.
- Kỳ lạ: weird, bizarre (often stronger than "lạ mắt").
- Mới lạ: new and strange, novel.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Trang phục lạ mắt: strange-looking/eye-catching clothing.
- Kiểu dáng lạ mắt: a novel/unique design.
- Vẻ ngoài lạ mắt: a strange/unfamiliar appearance.
Related Idioms
- Lạ mắt lạ lùng: An emphatic phrase meaning "very strange-looking" or "extremely novel to the eye."
- Cỗ máy ấy trông lạ mắt lạ lùng. (That machine looks utterly strange.)
- Strange-looking
- Cái lọ cổ này lạ mắt nhỉHow strange-looking this ancient pot is!