Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Speaking fluently and at length without pause: Describes a person who talks eloquently, continuously, and effortlessly, often in a way that is impressive or hard to interrupt.
   • Flowing incessantly (of speech or words): Characterizes a stream of speech that is smooth, voluminous, and seemingly endless.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy thao thao nói về lịch sử suốt một giờ đồng hồ. (He spoke fluently and at length about history for a full hour.)
  • Diễn giả trình bày thao thao mà không cần nhìn vào tài liệu. (The presenter spoke fluently without needing to look at his notes.)
  • Cô ấy trả lời phỏng vấn một cách thao thao bất tuyệt. (She answered the interview questions in an endless, eloquent flow.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used in the fixed four-syllable idiom "thao thao bất tuyệt", which intensifies the meaning to "speaking in an inexhaustible, uninterrupted flow."
  • Bài phát biểu của ông ấy thao thao bất tuyệt, lôi cuốn mọi người. (His speech was an endless, captivating flow that drew everyone in.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nói thao thao (verb phrase): to speak fluently and volubly.
  • Cậu bé nói thao thao về trò chơi điện tử. (The boy talked fluently and at length about video games.)

Synonyms

• Eloquently: in a fluent and persuasive manner.
• Volubly: in a manner characterized by a great flow of words.
• Glibly: with ease and smoothness, sometimes suggesting superficiality.

Related Idioms

• Thao thao bất tuyệt: (idiom) To speak in an endless, fluent torrent; to be an inexhaustible talker.
  • Nhà thuyết trình đó nổi tiếng với phong cách thao thao bất tuyệt. (That lecturer is famous for his style of speaking in an endless, fluent torrent.)