Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Utmost; extreme; to the highest degree: Describes a state, level, or intensity that has reached its absolute limit or peak. It emphasizes the ultimate point of a quality, often an emotion or condition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nỗi đau buồn của cô ấy đã lên đến tột bực. (Her sorrow had reached its utmost extreme.)
  • Sự tận tâm của anh ấy cho công việc là tột bực. (His dedication to his work is absolute.)
  • Đó là niềm hạnh phúc tột bực. (That is the utmost happiness.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tột bực" is considered somewhat literary or formal and is often used to intensify abstract nouns, particularly emotions (e.g., joy, pain, devotion).

Variants and Related Words

• Tột cùng (adj): synonymous with "tột bực," meaning utmost, extreme.

  • Sự cô đơn tột cùng. (Utter loneliness.)

• Tột đỉnh (n/adj): the peak, the zenith; can be used similarly to indicate the highest point.

  • Vinh quang tột đỉnh. (The pinnacle of glory.)

Synonyms

• Utmost: of the greatest or highest degree.
• Extreme: reaching a high or the highest degree.
• Absolute: complete; perfect.
• Supreme: highest in degree or quality.

Related Idioms

• Lên đến tột bực: to reach the extreme point.
  • Căng thẳng giữa hai nước đã lên đến tột bực. (Tensions between the two countries have reached an extreme point.)