tinh thạo
Definition
- Adjective:
- Proficient; Skilled: Having a high degree of competence, expertise, or mastery in a particular skill, technique, or field of knowledge. It implies not just basic ability but a refined and practiced level of skill.
- Well-versed; Expert: Deeply knowledgeable and thoroughly practiced in a specific area, suggesting a smooth, adept, and confident application of that knowledge or skill.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy tinh thạo kỹ thuật lập trình. (He is proficient in programming techniques.)
- Cô ấy trở nên tinh thạo trong việc sử dụng phần mềm mới. (She became skilled in using the new software.)
- Người thợ thủ công này tinh thạo nghề điêu khắc. (This artisan is expert in the craft of carving.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often describes a person who has moved beyond basic competency to a level of polished expertise, typically through extensive practice or experience. It is commonly used in professional, technical, or artistic contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Thành thạo (adj): proficient, adept. This is a very close synonym, though can sometimes imply a slightly more refined or technical mastery.
- Điêu luyện (adj): highly skilled, virtuosic. Often used for artistic or physical skills, emphasizing grace and perfection.
Synonyms
- Proficient: competent or skilled in doing or using something.
- Skilled: having or showing the knowledge, ability, or training to perform a certain activity or task well.
- Expert: having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.
- Adept: very skilled or proficient at something.
Antonyms
- Vụng về: clumsy, inept.
- Non kém: unskilled, inexperienced.
- Lóng ngóng: awkward, unskillful.