mỹ quan
Definition
- Noun:
- Aesthetic appearance; visual appeal: The pleasing or beautiful outward appearance of something, especially in relation to its surroundings or overall visual harmony. It refers to how something looks from an aesthetic perspective.
- Public aesthetics; townscape/cityscape: The overall visual quality and beauty of a public area, street, or urban environment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công trình xây dựng phải đảm bảo mỹ quan chung của thành phố. (The construction must ensure the general aesthetic appearance of the city.)
- Việc treo quảng cáo bừa bãi làm xấu mỹ quan đường phố. (Hanging advertisements haphazardly ruins the public aesthetics of the street.)
- Khu vườn được thiết kế với một mỹ quan rất hài hòa. (The garden was designed with a very harmonious visual appeal.)
Advanced Usage
- "Mỹ quan đô thị": urban aesthetics; the visual quality and beauty of a city or town.
- Chính quyền đang có dự án cải thiện mỹ quan đô thị. (The authorities have a project to improve urban aesthetics.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thẩm mỹ (n): aesthetics (as a principle or field of study).
- Cô ấy học ngành thẩm mỹ. (She studies aesthetics.)
Synonyms
- Aesthetic appeal: The quality of being visually pleasing.
- Visual harmony: A pleasing arrangement of visual elements.
- Scenic beauty: The beauty of a view or landscape.
Related Idioms
- Làm mất mỹ quan: to spoil the visual appeal; to be an eyesore.
- Bức tường bị bôi bẩn làm mất mỹ quan cả khu phố. (The graffiti-covered wall spoils the visual appeal of the whole neighborhood.)