thử nghiệm
Definition
Verb:
- To test / to experiment: The primary meaning of "thử nghiệm" is to perform a procedure or operation to discover, prove, or demonstrate something, often under controlled conditions. It involves trying something out to assess its properties, functionality, or outcome.
- To trial / to pilot: It can refer to implementing a new system, product, or process on a small scale to evaluate its effectiveness before full-scale deployment.
Noun:
- A test / an experiment: Refers to the procedure or instance of testing itself. It denotes the act or process of conducting a trial.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm một loại vắc-xin mới. (Scientists are testing a new vaccine.)
- Chúng tôi sẽ thử nghiệm phần mềm này với một nhóm người dùng nhỏ. (We will pilot this software with a small user group.)
- Noun:
- Cuộc thử nghiệm đã cho kết quả rất khả quan. (The test yielded very promising results.)
- Giai đoạn thử nghiệm sẽ kéo dài sáu tháng. (The trial phase will last six months.)
Advanced Usage
"thử nghiệm lâm sàng": clinical trial.
- Thuốc phải trải qua nhiều đợt thử nghiệm lâm sàng. (The drug must undergo multiple rounds of clinical trials.)
"thử nghiệm nghiệm thu": acceptance testing.
- Dự án bước vào giai đoạn thử nghiệm nghiệm thu. (The project entered the acceptance testing phase.)
Variants and Related Words
Kiểm nghiệm (v/n): to verify/verify through testing; verification test. Often used for quality control or official verification.
- Kiểm nghiệm an toàn thực phẩm (food safety testing)
Thí nghiệm (v/n): to experiment; experiment. Often implies a more scientific or laboratory-based experiment.
- Thí nghiệm hóa học (chemistry experiment)
Synonyms
- Test: to take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of something.
- Experiment: a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
- Trial: a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
Related Idioms
Đưa ra thử nghiệm: to put to the test.
- Lý thuyết mới đã được đưa ra thử nghiệm. (The new theory has been put to the test.)
Vật thử nghiệm: test subject (often an animal or object used in an experiment).
- Những con chuột được dùng làm vật thử nghiệm. (The mice were used as test subjects.)