Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clear-sighted, lucid, perspicacious: Having the ability to perceive, understand, and judge things clearly and rationally, without being clouded by emotion or confusion. It describes a state of mental clarity and sharpness.
   • Sagacious, wise: Showing good judgment and deep understanding, often as a result of experience and intelligence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy đã đưa ra một quyết định sáng suốt. (He made a lucid decision.)
  • Người lãnh đạo cần có tinh thần sáng suốt. (A leader needs a clear-sighted mind.)
  • Nhà phê bình sáng suốt đó đã nhận ra tiềm năng của tác giả trẻ. (That perspicacious critic recognized the young author's potential.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract qualities like judgment, leadership, spirit, or mind.
  • sự lãnh đạo sáng suốt (wise leadership)
  • lựa chọn sáng suốt (a sagacious choice)

Variants and Related Words

• Sáng (adj): bright, clear, intelligent. A root word contributing to the meaning of clarity in "sáng suốt".
• Suốt (adj): clear, transparent, throughout. Contributes the meaning of thoroughness or unobstructed understanding.

Synonyms

• Clear-sighted: Able to understand situations clearly.
• Lucid: Thinking clearly, especially in difficult situations.
• Perspicacious: Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
• Sagacious: Showing good judgment and wise thinking.
• Astute: Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people.

Related Idioms

• Đầu óc sáng suốt: A clear-sighted mind; a lucid intellect.
  • Nhờ đầu óc sáng suốt, bà ấy đã giải quyết được khủng hoảng. (Thanks to her lucid intellect, she resolved the crisis.)

adj

1. clear-sighted, lucid, perspicacious
   • một quyết định sáng suốt
     a lucid decision