thẳng tắp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Perfectly straight; completely rectilinear: Describes a long object or line that extends in a direction without any bend, curve, or deviation. It emphasizes an ideal, uninterrupted straightness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Con đường thẳng tắp dẫn đến ngôi làng. (The perfectly straight road leads to the village.)
- Hàng cây được trồng thẳng tắp. (The trees are planted in a perfectly straight line.)
- Cậu bé vẽ một đường thẳng tắp trên giấy. (The boy drew a completely straight line on the paper.)
Advanced Usage
- "thẳng tắp" as an Adverb: Can function adverbially to describe the manner of an action.
- Anh ấy đi thẳng tắp vào phòng họp. (He walked straight into the meeting room without hesitation.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thẳng (adj): straight. A more general and common term for straight, without the emphatic quality of "thẳng tắp".
- Một đường thẳng. (A straight line.)
Synonyms
- Perfectly straight: Having no curves or bends.
- Dead straight: Completely straight (informal).
- Rectilinear: Formed, bounded, or characterized by straight lines.
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms directly use "thẳng tắp". It is typically used in literal descriptions.)