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nghiễm nhiên

Một người đàn ông nghiễm nhiên đọc báo trong khi nhà hàng xóm đang cháy.

Definition

  1. Adverb:

    • Imperturbably, unruffled: Describes maintaining calmness and composure, continuing as normal without being disturbed or flustered, even when an unexpected or startling event occurs.
    • Without any fuss, without ceremony: Describes acting in a straightforward, natural, or uninhibited manner, as if something is one's due or is perfectly normal, without making a special issue or formality about it.

  2. Adverb (extended usage):

    • As a matter of course, as if by right: Describes accepting, receiving, or enjoying something (often a benefit, position, or inheritance) in a manner that appears natural and unquestioned, but which may not have been rightfully earned or worked for.
Usage Examples
  • Adverb:
    • Đang nói chuyện có tiếng nổ to nhưng vẫn nghiễm nhiên nói tiếp. (There was a loud explosion while he was talking, but he carried on imperturbably.)
    • Đến chơi nhà bạn đang có giỗ, cứ nghiễm nhiên ngồi vào ăn cỗ. (He dropped in on a friend who was holding a death anniversary feast and, without any fuss, just sat down to partake.)
    • Nghiễm nhiên nhận gia tài của người chú. (He received his uncle's inheritance as a matter of course.)
Advanced Usage
  • The word often carries a subtle nuance depending on context. It can be neutral, describing genuine composure. However, it can also imply a critical view of someone's behavior as being overly nonchalant, presumptuous, or entitled.
    • Cháy nhà hàng xóm mà vẫn nghiễm nhiên trò chuyện cười đùa. (The neighbor's house was on fire, yet he kept chatting and laughing, completely unruffled.) This may imply a negative judgment on his indifference.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bình thản (adj): calm, placid. Focuses on an inner state of peace.
  • Tự nhiên (adj/adv): natural, naturally. Lacks the specific connotations of composure amid disturbance or presumptuous entitlement.
  • Vô tư (adj): carefree, unconcerned. Emphasizes a lack of worry rather than maintained composure.
Synonyms
  • Imperturbably: incapable of being upset or agitated.
  • Unruffled: calm and not disturbed.
  • As a matter of course: treated as normal or routine.
  • Without ceremony: in a casual, informal way.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • While "nghiễm nhiên" itself is an adverb used in phrases, it is key in constructing descriptions of presumptuous behavior.
    • Hành xử một cách nghiễm nhiên: to behave as if it were one's natural right.
    • Cứ nghiễm nhiên mà...: to just (do something) without a second thought or without asking.
nghiễm nhiên

Một người đàn ông nghiễm nhiên đọc báo trong khi nhà hàng xóm đang cháy.

  1. Unruffed, Imperturbable
    • Đang nói chuyện có tiếng nổ to nhưng vẫn nghiễm nhiên nói tiếp
      To carry on imperturbably one's talk despite a big explosion
  2. Without any trouble, without any fuss, without much ado
    • Đến chơi nhà bạn đang có giỗ, cứ nghiễm nhiên ngồi vào ăn cỗ
      To partake of a feast without any fuss after dropping in on a friend who is commemorating a death anniversary