Definition

Noun: 1. Vitality, life force: The inherent energy and capacity for life, growth, and activity within a living being. It refers to physical and mental vigor. 2. Combat strength, manpower (military context): The total number of personnel available for direct combat and combat support roles in a military force.

Usage Examples

• Vitality:
  • Sau kỳ nghỉ, anh ấy tràn đầy sinh lực. (After the vacation, he is full of vitality.)
  • Cây cối đâm chồi nảy lộc thể hiện một sinh lực mãnh liệt. (The trees sprouting new buds show a powerful life force.)
• Combat strength:
  • Chiến dịch này nhằm tiêu hao sinh lực địch. (This campaign aims to deplete the enemy's combat strength.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, literary, or analytical contexts (biological, military) rather than in casual daily conversation.
• In philosophical or wellness contexts, "sinh lực" can be discussed as a fundamental energy that needs to be nurtured and conserved.

Variants and Related Words

• Sức sống (n): vitality, life force. Often used more commonly than "sinh lực" in everyday language to describe vigor.
  • Bức tranh thể hiện một sức sống mãnh liệt. (The painting expresses an intense vitality.)
• Năng lượng (n): energy. A broader, more general term for energy, not specifically tied to the concept of inherent life force.
  • Tôi cần một ly cà phê để có năng lượng. (I need a cup of coffee for energy.)

Synonyms

• Vitality: The state of being strong and active; energy.
• Vigor: Physical strength and good health.
• Manpower: The number of people working or available for work or service.

Related Idioms

• Tràn đầy sinh lực: To be brimming with vitality.
  • Tuổi thanh xuân là tuổi tràn đầy sinh lực. (Youth is an age brimming with vitality.)
• Tiêu hao sinh lực: To deplete/erode manpower or vitality.
  • Cuộc chiến kéo dài đã tiêu hao sinh lực của cả hai bên. (The prolonged war has depleted the manpower of both sides.)

noun

1. vitality, sap