Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clear; clarified; elucidated: Used to describe a situation, fact, or idea that has become fully understood, evident, or free from doubt or obscurity.
   • Bright; fully lit (less common): Describes the state of daylight when the sky is fully bright, though this usage is less frequent.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sự việc đã sáng tỏ. (The matter is now clear.)
  • Mọi nghi ngờ cuối cùng cũng đã sáng tỏ. (All doubts have finally been clarified.)
  • Trời đã sáng tỏ. (It is already bright day.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in formal, academic, or investigative contexts to indicate the resolution of complexity or mystery.
• It frequently appears in the phrase "làm sáng tỏ" (to clarify; to elucidate; to shed light on), which functions as a verbal phrase.

Variants and Related Words

• Làm sáng tỏ (verb phrase): to clarify, to elucidate, to illuminate.
  • Cảnh sát đang tìm cách làm sáng tỏ vụ án. (The police are trying to clarify the case.)

Synonyms

• Clear: easy to perceive or understand.
• Clarified: made clear or intelligible.
• Elucidated: explained or made clear.
• Evident: plain or obvious.

Related Idioms

• While "sáng tỏ" itself is not typically part of idioms, the concept is central to phrases like "đưa ra ánh sáng" (to bring to light), which shares a similar meaning of revealing truth.

1. (ít dùng) Bright day
   • Trời đã sáng tỏ
     It is already bright day
2. Clear
   • Sự việc đã sáng tỏ
     The matter is clear