lờ mờ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dim; faint; hazy: Describes a light that is weak, not bright or clear, producing poor visibility.
- Vague; unclear; indistinct: Describes an idea, memory, understanding, or image that is not sharp, precise, or well-defined.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Dim/Faint):
- Ánh đèn đường lờ mờ trong sương mù. (The street light was dim in the fog.)
- Chỉ còn ánh nến lờ mờ. (There was only the faint glow of a candle.)
Adjective (Vague/Unclear):
- Tôi chỉ có ký ức lờ mờ về sự kiện đó. (I only have a vague memory of that event.)
- Hình ảnh trên màn hình rất lờ mờ. (The image on the screen is very blurry.)
- Anh ấy có một ý tưởng lờ mờ về kế hoạch. (He has a hazy idea about the plan.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts like theories, feelings, or suspicions that are not fully formed or articulated.
- Một linh cảm lờ mờ về điều chẳng lành. (An obscure premonition of something bad.)
- Những quy định còn khá lờ mờ. (The regulations are still rather nebulous.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mờ mờ ảo ảo (adj): Describes something extremely faint, blurry, or dreamlike, often with a poetic or mysterious connotation.
- Cảnh vật trong sương sớm trông mờ mờ ảo ảo. (The landscape in the morning mist looked faint and illusory.)
Synonyms
- Dim: Lacking in brightness.
- Faint: Barely perceptible.
- Vague: Not clearly expressed or defined.
- Blurry: Lacking sharpness or clarity.
- Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.
- Nebulous: In the form of a cloud or haze; vague.
Related Idioms
Hiểu lờ mờ: To have a murky or unclear understanding.
- Học sinh hiểu lờ mờ về khái niệm này. (The students have a fuzzy understanding of this concept.)
Nhìn thấy lờ mờ: To see something dimly or indistinctly.
- Tôi nhìn thấy lờ mờ bóng ai đó ở cuối hành lang. (I saw the dim shape of someone at the end of the hallway.)