Definition

1. Noun:
   • Good intention / Good will: A sincere and honest purpose or desire to act in a beneficial or positive way towards someone or something. It emphasizes the genuineness and purity of the motive behind an action.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi cảm ơn thành ý của anh. (I appreciate your good intention.)
  • Cô ấy giúp đỡ với tất cả thành ý. (She helps with all good will.)
  • Hãy chấp nhận món quà nhỏ này với tất cả thành ý của tôi. (Please accept this small gift with all my good will.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thành ý" is often used in formal or polite contexts to underscore the sincerity behind a gesture, gift, or offer, sometimes to deflect attention from the modesty of the action itself and onto the heartfelt motive.
  • Đây chỉ là chút quà mọn, nhưng bày tỏ đầy đủ thành ý của công ty chúng tôi. (This is just a modest gift, but it fully expresses our company's good will.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thành tâm (adj): sincere, wholehearted. Often used together with "thành ý" as "thành tâm thành ý" to intensify the meaning of sincere intention.
  • Anh ấy thành tâm thành ý muốn sửa lỗi. (He is wholeheartedly sincere in wanting to correct his mistake.)

Synonyms

• Good intention: A well-meant aim.
• Good will: Friendly, honest, or benevolent feeling or intention.
• Sincerity: The quality of being free from pretense or deceit.

Related Idioms

• Thành tâm thành ý: To be completely sincere and well-intentioned. This phrase reinforces the depth of one's honest purpose.
  • Tôi thành tâm thành ý xin lỗi. (I offer my apology with complete sincerity and good intention.)

noun

1. good intention, good will