Definition

Noun: - Mental power / Intellectual capacity: The inherent or developed ability of the mind to think, reason, understand, learn, and solve problems. It refers to the combined force of one's cognitive faculties. - Mental energy / Intellectual effort: The focused application or concentration of one's cognitive resources toward a specific task or goal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy có trí lực phi thường. (He possesses extraordinary mental power.)
  • Công việc này đòi hỏi phải tập trung toàn bộ trí lực. (This job requires the concentration of all one's mental energy.)
  • Giáo dục sớm nhằm phát triển trí lực cho trẻ. (Early education aims to develop children's intellectual capacity.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, educational, or developmental contexts to discuss the cultivation and application of human cognitive potential.
• It can be paired with verbs like (to promote), (to develop), (to utilize), and (to exhaust) to describe the use or state of one's mental resources.

Variants and Related Words

• Trí tuệ (n): intelligence, intellect. Often used more broadly for "intellect" or "wisdom," while emphasizes power, capacity, or effort.
• Trí năng (n): cognitive ability, mental faculty. A close synonym focusing on functional capability.
• Năng lực trí tuệ (n): intellectual capacity. A more descriptive compound phrase.

Synonyms

• Intellectual faculty
• Cognitive power
• Mental capacity
• Brainpower

Related Concepts

• Thể lực (n): physical strength. Often contrasted with (mental strength) in discussions of holistic human development.
• Tâm lực (n): psychological or spiritual energy. Completes a triad with and .

noun

1. mental power