ngoạn mục
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Pleasant to the eyes, visually impressive: Describes something that is beautiful, spectacular, or magnificent to look at, often creating a sense of admiration or awe in the viewer.
- Spectacular, magnificent, breathtaking: Often used to describe grand, impressive, or stunning sights, scenes, or achievements that captivate the viewer.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cảnh hoàng hôn trên biển thật ngoạn mục. (The sunset over the sea is truly spectacular.)
- Buổi trình diễn pháo hoa rất ngoạn mục. (The fireworks display was very breathtaking.)
- Anh ấy có một bộ sưu tập nghệ thuật ngoạn mục. (He has a magnificent art collection.)
Advanced Usage
- "đạt thành tích ngoạn mục": to achieve a spectacular result.
- Đội tuyển đã đạt thành tích ngoạn mục tại giải đấu. (The team achieved a spectacular result at the tournament.)
- "một cảnh tượng ngoạn mục": a spectacular sight/scene.
- Từ đỉnh núi mở ra một cảnh tượng ngoạn mục. (From the mountain peak, a spectacular sight unfolds.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngoạn (root, literary): To enjoy, to appreciate (often scenery, art). This is the root found in compounds.
- Thưởng ngoạn (v): to enjoy the view, to appreciate (scenery).
- Mục (root): Eye, sight. This is the root found in compounds.
- Mục đích (n): purpose, aim (different meaning).
Synonyms
- Đẹp mắt: Pleasing to the eye, good-looking. (More common, less intense than ).
- Tráng lệ: Majestic, splendid, magnificent. (Emphasizes grandeur and splendor).
- Hùng vĩ: Majestic, grand, sublime. (Often used for natural landscapes).
- Ngoạn ngục (archaic/poetic variant): An older or poetic form with the same meaning.
Notes on Meaning and Usage
- Nuance: carries a stronger connotation than simply "pretty" or "nice to look at" (). It implies a level of impressiveness, grandeur, or awe-inspiring beauty that is worthy of admiration and contemplation.
- Formality: It is a literary and somewhat formal word, more commonly found in writing, descriptive texts, or formal speech than in casual everyday conversation.
- Scope: It can describe natural scenery (mountains, sunsets), human-made spectacles (fireworks, architecture, performances), or even abstract achievements viewed as impressive "sights" (e.g., a spectacular victory, a magnificent collection).
- pleasant to the eyes