mơ hồ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Vague; unclear; indistinct: Lacking clear definition, precise details, or sharpness. Refers to ideas, statements, or images that are not easily perceived or understood.
- Indefinite; ambiguous: Not fixed, certain, or decided. Can imply something is open to more than one interpretation.
- Equivocal: Deliberately ambiguous or unclear, often to avoid commitment or to mislead.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Kế hoạch của họ còn rất mơ hồ. (Their plan is still very vague.)
- Anh ta có một ký ức mơ hồ về sự việc. (He has a hazy memory of the event.)
- Đừng đưa ra những lời hứa mơ hồ. (Don't make indefinite promises.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts, feelings, or perceptions that lack clarity.
- Cô ấy cảm thấy một nỗi buồn mơ hồ. (She felt a vague sadness.)
- Can describe something on the edge of consciousness or perception.
- Ánh sáng mơ hồ từ ngọn đèn xa. (The faint light from the distant lamp.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mập mờ (adj): Ambiguous, equivocal; often with a stronger connotation of deliberate obscurity or deception.
- Lời tuyên bố mập mờ đó khiến mọi người nghi ngờ. (That ambiguous statement made people suspicious.)
Synonyms
- Vague: Of uncertain or indefinite character.
- Unclear: Not easy to see, hear, or understand.
- Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.
- Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation.
- Hazy: Unclear, misty, or vague.
Related Idioms
- Mơ hồ như trong sương: As vague/indistinct as in fog; used to emphasize a complete lack of clarity.
- Cảm giác ấy mơ hồ như trong sương. (That feeling was as vague as if in a fog.)
adj
- vague; indefinite; equivocal
- trả lời một cách mơ hồto give an equivocal answer