rất mực
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Definition
Adverb: - Exceptionally; extremely; to the highest degree: Used to emphasize that a quality or state exists to an extraordinary or utmost extent, surpassing the ordinary level.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Cô ấy là một người bạn rất mực trung thành. (She is an exceptionally loyal friend.)
- Ông ấy đối xử với mọi người rất mực lịch sự. (He treats everyone extremely politely.)
- Căn phòng được trang trí rất mực tinh tế. (The room was decorated with the utmost refinement.)
Advanced Usage
- "rất mực" + Adjective: This is the most common structure, where the adverb intensifies the adjective that follows.
- Anh ấy rất mực cẩn thận trong công việc. (He is exceptionally careful in his work.)
- "rất mực" + Verb Phrase: It can also modify a verb phrase to indicate the high degree of an action or state.
- Gia đình họ rất mực yêu thương nhau. (Their family loves each other deeply / to the highest degree.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vô cùng (adv): Extremely, immensely. A close synonym, though slightly more common in modern speech.
- Cô ấy vô cùng xinh đẹp. (She is immensely beautiful.)
- Cực kỳ (adv): Extremely, exceedingly. Another common synonym with similar intensity.
- Món ăn này cực kỳ ngon. (This dish is exceedingly delicious.)
- Hết mực (adv): With all one's heart, to the utmost. Often used for efforts or emotional states like care or respect.
- Tôi hết mực kính trọng ông ấy. (I respect him with all my heart.)
Synonyms
- Đặc biệt (adv): Especially, particularly. (Can imply standing out from others, not just intensity).
- Vô cùng (adv): Immensely, extremely.
- Cực kỳ (adv): Exceedingly, extremely.
Notes on Meaning and Usage
- Formality and Tone: "Rất mực" carries a formal, literary, or refined tone. It is often found in written Vietnamese, literature, or formal speech to express high praise or description.
- Nuance: While "rất" means "very," "rất mực" implies a level that is not just "very high" but is at the pinnacle or represents the utmost standard ("mực" here relates to a standard or measure). It suggests a quality that is exemplary.
- Different Meanings: The word "mực" alone has other meanings (ink, squid, standard). In "rất mực," it is part of a fixed adverbial phrase and does not retain those individual meanings.