mistake

/mis'teik/

Thân thiện

Một học sinh phát hiện ra một mistake trong bài toán của mình.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Doting; excessively fond: Showing a great, often uncritical, amount of love and attention.
   • Forgetful; absent-minded: Prone to or characterized by forgetfulness, especially due to age or preoccupation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bà ấy rất mẫm với những chú chó của mình. (She is very doting towards her dogs.)
  • Người già hay mẫm. (Old people are sometimes forgetful.)
  • Ông trở nên mẫm hơn kể từ khi về hưu. (He has become more absent-minded since retiring.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "mẫm" is primarily used in the specific context of the elderly becoming forgetful. Its use to mean "doting" is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Lẫn (adj, v): A more common and direct synonym for being confused or forgetful, especially in the elderly.
  • Bà cụ đôi khi hay lẫn. (The old lady is sometimes confused.)

Synonyms

• Forgetful: Lacking memory or attention.
• Absent-minded: Inattentive or forgetful due to distraction.
• Doting: Extremely and uncritically affectionate.

Related Idioms

• Mẫm cẩm: This compound emphasizes a state of being scatterbrained, slow, or dim-witted.
  • Anh ấy hơi mẫm cẩm, hay quên chìa khóa. (He is a bit scatterbrained and often forgets his keys.)

Học thuật

adjective

1. doting; forgetful
   • người già hay lẫn
     old people are sometimes forgetful