phân minh
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Clear-cut, distinct, unambiguous: Describes something that is clearly defined, with no room for confusion or overlap. It emphasizes sharp boundaries and definitive separation between elements, such as in reasoning, categorization, or accounts.
- Fair and just, impartial: Often implies a sense of justice where right and wrong, or different parties, are judged or treated with clear and unbiased distinction.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lập luận của anh ấy rất phân minh. (His argument is very clear-cut.)
- Cần phải phân minh giữa thiện và ác. (It is necessary to make a clear distinction between good and evil.)
- Tính toán tiền nong cho phân minh. (To make clear-cut accounts in matters of money.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe principles, justice, logic, or moral boundaries.
- Một bản án phân minh. (A fair and just verdict.)
- Sự phân minh trong đạo đức. (The clarity/distinctness in morality.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phân định (v): to demarcate, to distinguish. Focuses on the act of drawing clear lines.
- Phân định ranh giới. (To demarcate a boundary.)
- Rõ ràng (adj): clear, obvious. A more general synonym for clarity, but less strong on the concept of sharp distinction.
Synonyms
- Clear-cut: Sharply defined.
- Distinct: Readily distinguishable.
- Unambiguous: Not open to more than one interpretation.
- Fair: Impartial and just.
Related Idioms
- Công bằng phân minh: Impartial and fair justice.
- Một xã hội cần có công bằng phân minh. (A society needs fair and impartial justice.)
- Definite, clear-cut
- Tính toán tiền nong cho phân minhTo make clear-cut accounts in matter of money