mục kỉch

Thân thiện

Ông cụ đeo chiếc mục kỉch dày cộp để đọc sách.

Definition

1. Noun (archaic):
   • Gig-lamps: An old-fashioned, colloquial term for eyeglasses or spectacles, particularly those with large, round lenses.
   • Specs: A shortened, informal term for spectacles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ đeo một cặp mục kỉch dày cộp. (The old man wore a pair of very thick gig-lamps.)
  • "Mục kỉch" là một từ cũ để chỉ kính đeo mắt. ("Mục kỉch" is an old word for eyeglasses.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mục kỉch" is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern Vietnamese. It carries a somewhat humorous or descriptive nuance, often implying the glasses are conspicuous or old-fashioned.

Variants and Related Words

• Kính đeo mắt (n): The standard modern term for eyeglasses or spectacles.

  • Cô ấy cần đeo kính đeo mắt để đọc sách. (She needs to wear eyeglasses to read books.)

• Kính cận (n): Glasses for nearsightedness (myopia).

• Kính áp tròng (n): Contact lenses.

Synonyms

• Spectacles: A formal term for glasses.
• Eyeglasses: The common modern term.
• Glasses: The most common and general term.

Notes on Usage

• This word is primarily of historical or stylistic interest. Using it in contemporary conversation would likely sound quaint or deliberately humorous. The modern equivalent is "kính đeo mắt".

Học thuật

1. (từ cũ) Gig-lamps, spec