ngây
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Stupefied; Dazed: A state of being stunned or mentally numb, often due to a powerful emotion, shock, or surprise, leading to a temporary loss of sharp awareness or reaction.
- Enraptured; Ecstatic: A state of being utterly captivated or entranced, often by beauty, love, or joy, to the point of being speechless or motionless.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy ngây người ra khi nhận được tin bất ngờ. (She was stupefied when she received the unexpected news.)
- Ngây vì tình, chàng trai chẳng nói nên lời. (Enraptured by love, the young man was speechless.)
- Đứa trẻ ngây thơ nhìn lên bầu trời. (The innocent child looked up at the sky.)
Advanced Usage
"ngây ngô": innocent, naive, simple.
- Ánh mắt ngây ngô của trẻ thơ. (The innocent gaze of a child.)
"ngây ngất": to be overwhelmed (with emotion), ecstatic, enraptured.
- Ngây ngất trước vẻ đẹp của thiên nhiên. (To be enraptured by the beauty of nature.)
Variants and Related Words
Ngây thơ (adj): innocent, naive.
- Nó trả lời với một vẻ ngây thơ. (He answered with an air of innocence.)
Ngây dại (adj): foolishly infatuated; senselessly dazed.
- Anh ta có vẻ ngây dại vì yêu. (He seems foolishly infatuated with love.)
Synonyms
- Stupefied: made unable to think or feel properly.
- Dazed: unable to think clearly, especially due to a shock.
- Enraptured: filled with great pleasure or joy.
- Bewitched: cast under a spell of fascination.
Related Idioms
Ngây như bò: as dumb as an ox; used to describe someone who appears very slow-witted or uncomprehending.
- Nó đứng ngây như bò không hiểu chuyện gì đang xảy ra. (He stood there as dumb as an ox, not understanding what was happening.)
Ngây người ra: to be stunned/rooted to the spot.
- Tin đó làm cả phòng họp ngây người ra. (That news left the whole meeting room stunned.)
- [Be] Stupefiel
- Ngây người ra vì buồnTo be stupefiel wiht grief