thống thiết
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pathetic / Poignant: Describes something, typically speech, writing, or emotion, that expresses profound sorrow or grief in a deeply moving and heart-rending way, evoking strong pity or compassion.
- Lamentable / Plaintive: Conveys a tone or quality of intense, mournful earnestness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lời kêu gọi của cô ấy nghe rất thống thiết. (Her plea sounded very poignant.)
- Bài điếu văn thống thiết khiến mọi người đều rơi nước mắt. (The pathetic funeral oration made everyone shed tears.)
- Bức thư viết đầy những lời lẽ thống thiết. (The letter was written with deeply moving words.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe appeals, laments, eulogies, or expressions of suffering that are designed to touch the listener's or reader's heart deeply.
- Can modify abstract nouns like (words), (appeal), (essay), (cry).
Variants and Related Words
- Thảm thiết (adj): Also means mournful or pitiful, sometimes used interchangeably with , though can emphasize a state of being tragic or dismal.
- Tiếng kêu thảm thiết. (A mournful cry.)
Synonyms
- Poignant: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
- Pathetic: Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
- Heart-rending: Causing overwhelming distress or sorrow.
- Plaintive: Sounding sad and mournful.
Related Idioms
- Lời lẽ thống thiết: (A set phrase) Pathetic/poignant words.
- Với những lời lẽ thống thiết, ông ấy đã thuyết phục được hội đồng. (With poignant words, he persuaded the council.)