Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sharp, acute, incisive: Used to describe a person's mind, intellect, or observations as being keen, perceptive, and able to understand or analyze things quickly and clearly.
   • Penetrating, trenchant: Used to describe comments, criticism, or arguments that are direct, forceful, and insightful, often making a very strong and precise point.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có tư duy rất sắc cạnh. (She has a very sharp mind.)
  • Bài phê bình của ông ấy thật sắc cạnh và đáng suy ngẫm. (His critique was truly penetrating and thought-provoking.)
  • Nhà báo đó nổi tiếng với những câu hỏi sắc cạnh. (That journalist is famous for his incisive questions.)

Advanced Usage

• "sắc cạnh" in formal analysis: Often used in academic or professional contexts to describe rigorous and precise logical reasoning.
  • Luận văn của anh ấy được đánh giá cao nhờ lập luận sắc cạnh. (His thesis was highly regarded for its acute reasoning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sắc sảo (adj): Sharp-witted, clever, astute. Often used interchangeably with "sắc cạnh" but can imply more general smartness or quickness.
  • Cô ấy là một nhà đàm phán sắc sảo. (She is an astute negotiator.)

Synonyms

• Perceptive: Having or showing sensitive insight.
• Keen: Quick to understand; sharp.
• Trenchant: Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
• Acute: Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight.

Related Idioms

• While "sắc cạnh" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to phrases describing intellectual sharpness.
  • Có con mắt sắc cạnh: To have a sharp eye (for detail or truth).

    • Nhà điều tra có con mắt sắc cạnh, không bỏ sót chi tiết nào. (The investigator has a sharp eye and misses no detail.)

adj

1. sharp, acute