thành thục
Definition
- Adjective:
- Proficient; Skilled: Having or showing a high degree of competence, expertise, or ease in performing a specific task or activity due to training and practice.
- Mature; Ripe: In biological contexts, describing an organism or a part of it that has reached full development or maturity, such as a ripe fruit or sexual maturity.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Proficient):
- Cô ấy sử dụng phần mềm này rất thành thục. (She uses this software very proficiently.)
- Người thợ mộc thành thục đã hoàn thành bàn ghế nhanh chóng. (The skilled carpenter finished the furniture quickly.)
- Adjective (Mature):
- Cây đã ra quả thành thục. (The tree has produced ripe fruit.)
- Giai đoạn thành thục sinh dục rất quan trọng. (The stage of sexual maturity is very important.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a state of being fully developed, practiced, or adept. It often implies a process of learning or growth has been successfully completed.
- "thành thục công việc": proficient at one's job.
- Sau một năm, anh ấy đã thành thục công việc. (After one year, he became proficient at his job.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thành thạo (adj): A very close synonym meaning skilled, adept, or proficient.
- Anh ấy lái xe rất thành thạo. (He drives very skillfully.)
- Thuần thục (adj): Often used interchangeably with "thành thục" to mean highly skilled or fluent, sometimes with a nuance of smooth, effortless mastery.
- Vận động viên biểu diễn động tác một cách thuần thục. (The athlete performed the movement with fluent skill.)
Synonyms
- Proficient: Competent or skilled in doing something.
- Skilled: Having the abilities and experience to do something well.
- Adept: Very skilled or proficient.
- Mature: Fully developed physically or functionally.
Related Idioms
- While "thành thục" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, its synonyms appear in phrases emphasizing skill, such as "thành thạo tay nghề" (highly skilled in one's craft).
- Người thợ kim hoàn đó thành thạo tay nghề. (That jeweler is highly skilled in his craft.)