quá đỗi
Definition
- Adverb:
- Excessively; to an extreme degree: Used to intensify an adjective or another adverb, indicating a degree that is beyond what is normal, reasonable, or acceptable, often with a negative connotation.
- Beyond measure; inordinately: Expresses a state or quality that is so great it is difficult to quantify or describe fully.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Cô ấy tốt bụng quá đỗi. (She is excessively kind.)
- Công việc này phức tạp quá đỗi. (This job is complicated beyond measure.)
- Thời tiết hôm nay nóng quá đỗi. (The weather today is inordinately hot.)
Advanced Usage
- "quá đỗi" is often used in exclamatory sentences to express strong emotion, such as surprise, complaint, or admiration, though the underlying sense is typically of excess.
- Anh ấy cẩn thận quá đỗi! (He is far too careful!)
- It can precede the adjective it modifies for poetic or emphatic effect, though the standard structure is after the adjective.
- Quá đỗi ngọt ngào! (Exceedingly sweet!)
Variants and Related Words
- Quá (adv): Too, very, excessively. A more common and versatile intensifier.
- Quá đắt. (Too expensive.)
- Quá mức (adv/phrase): Excessive, beyond the limit.
- Tốn kém quá mức. (Excessively costly.)
- Vô cùng (adv): Extremely, immensely. Often used for positive or strong emphasis without the inherent negative nuance of .
- Vô cùng hạnh phúc. (Immensely happy.)
Synonyms
- Excessively: To a greater degree than is necessary or normal.
- Extremely: To a very high degree.
- Inordinately: To an unusually or disproportionately high degree.
- Overly: To an excessive degree.
Related Idioms
- While "quá đỗi" itself is an adverbial phrase, it is commonly used in fixed descriptive patterns.
- Hiền quá đỗi: (Gentle to a fault.)
- Khắt khe quá đỗi: (Unduly harsh / strict beyond reason.)
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Beyond measure, excessively
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