Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Pre-eminent, outstanding: Describes something or someone of the highest quality, surpassing all others in a remarkable and unparalleled way. It conveys a sense of supreme excellence and distinction.
   • Unrivalled, peerless: Indicates that something is so superior that nothing else can be compared to it or match its level.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy là một thiên tài trác tuyệt trong ngành vật lý. (He is a pre-eminent genius in the field of physics.)
  • Tác phẩm điêu khắc đó đạt đến một trình độ trác tuyệt. (That sculpture achieves an unrivalled level of artistry.)
  • Lời thơ trác tuyệt của bà đã chạm đến trái tim người đọc. (Her outstanding poetry touched the readers' hearts.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trác tuyệt" is a literary and formal adjective, often used in written Vietnamese to praise exceptional intellectual, artistic, or moral qualities. It is not typically used in casual, everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Trác việt (adj): Also means excellent, superb, of extraordinary talent. It is a close synonym, though "trác tuyệt" often carries a stronger connotation of being unmatched.
  • Một thành tựu trác việt. (A superb achievement.)

Synonyms

• Outstanding: Exceptionally good.
• Pre-eminent: Surpassing all others; very distinguished.
• Unparalleled: Having no equal; unmatched.
• Peerless: Better than all others; incomparable.

Related Idioms

• While "trác tuyệt" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used in elevated expressions of praise, such as:
  • Tư tưởng trác tuyệt (Pre-eminent thought)
  • Tài năng trác tuyệt (Peerless talent)

adj

1. pre-eminent, outstanding