thâm nhiễm
Definition
Verb:
- To infiltrate: To enter or spread into something gradually and often secretly, especially referring to ideas, habits, or influences penetrating deeply into a system, society, or mind.
- To become deeply ingrained: To become firmly established and difficult to remove, typically used for negative traits, prejudices, or social customs.
Medical Noun:
- Infiltration: The process by which substances (such as cells, fluids, or pathological agents) pass into tissues or organs.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Những tư tưởng lạc hậu đã thâm nhiễm vào cộng đồng. (Outdated ideologies have infiltrated the community.)
- Thói quen xấu đó đã thâm nhiễm vào suy nghĩ của nó. (That bad habit has become deeply ingrained in his thinking.)
- Medical Noun:
- Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị thâm nhiễm phổi. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with a pulmonary infiltration.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal, academic, or literary contexts to describe the pervasive and subtle spread of abstract concepts like culture, ideology, or corruption.
- Often carries a negative connotation when describing the permeation of harmful influences.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự thâm nhiễm (n): The act or state of infiltration; the process of becoming ingrained.
- Sự thâm nhiễm của văn hóa phương Tây là rõ ràng. (The infiltration of Western culture is evident.)
Synonyms
- Infiltrate: To enter secretly or gradually.
- Permeate: To spread throughout.
- Ingrain: To fix deeply or firmly.
Related Idioms
- While "thâm nhiễm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in constructions similar to: "thâm nhiễm sâu vào" (to deeply infiltrate into).
- Tệ nạn xã hội thâm nhiễm sâu vào giới trẻ. (Social evils deeply infiltrate the youth.)