trơ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Shameless, brazen: Showing no sense of shame, embarrassment, or sensitivity to criticism or social judgment.
- Inert, unresponsive: Resistant to change, external forces, or chemical reactions; immovable or unyielding.
- Exposed, bare: Left in a state of being uncovered, stripped, or laid bare, often of natural coverings.
- Isolated, left alone: Being in a state of solitary existence, left behind or remaining alone.
- Socially awkward or conspicuous: Feeling or appearing awkwardly out of place or conspicuously different in a social setting.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Shameless):
- Anh ta bị phê bình nhưng mặt vẫn trơ ra. (He was criticized but remained brazen-faced.)
- Thái độ trơ trẽn của hắn thật đáng khinh. (His shameless attitude is truly despicable.)
- Adjective (Inert/Unchanging):
- Hòn đá vẫn trơ ra dù bị đập mạnh. (The stone remained inert despite being struck hard.)
- Khí trơ như neon không dễ phản ứng. (Inert gases like neon do not react easily.)
- Adjective (Exposed):
- Sau cơn bão, những cành cây trơ ra. (After the storm, the tree branches were left bare.)
- Cánh đồng chỉ còn trơ gốc rạ. (The field was left with nothing but exposed rice stubble.)
- Adjective (Isolated):
- Mọi người đi hết, chỉ trơ lại một mình tôi. (Everyone left, leaving me all alone.)
- Căn phòng trơ trọi mấy chiếc ghế. (The room was left with just a few lonely chairs.)
- Adjective (Socially Awkward):
- Một mình giữa đám đông, tôi cảm thấy rất trơ. (Alone in the crowd, I felt very awkward and out of place.)
Advanced Usage
- "trơ trơ": A reduplicated form emphasizing immutability, shamelessness, or impassivity.
- Nó cứ trơ trơ ra như không nghe thấy gì. (He just sat there impassively as if he heard nothing.)
- "trơ như đá" / "trơ như mặt thớt": Idiomatic similes meaning "as hard/shameless as stone/a cutting board," emphasizing utter unresponsiveness or shamelessness.
- Lời nói đó chẳng làm anh ấy động lòng, trơ như đá vậy. (Those words didn't move him; he was as hard as stone.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trơ trọi (adj): Lonely, isolated, and exposed; often describing something standing alone in a bare landscape.
- Ngôi nhà trơ trọi trên đồi. (The house stood lonely on the hill.)
- Trơ trẽn (adj): Blatantly shameless, brazen (stronger negative connotation than "trơ").
- Hành vi trơ trẽn đó không thể chấp nhận được. (That brazen behavior is unacceptable.)
- Trơ lì (adj): Obstinate, thick-skinned, stubbornly unresponsive.
- Đứa trẻ trơ lì trước mọi lời răn dạy. (The child was obstinate to all admonitions.)
Synonyms
- Shameless: brazen, impudent, unabashed.
- Inert: unresponsive, immovable, passive, unreactive.
- Bare: exposed, naked, stripped.
- Isolated: alone, solitary, leftover.
- Awkward: conspicuous, out of place.
Related Idioms
- Trơ mắt ếch: To stare blankly or foolishly (like a frog's eyes); to be unable to do anything but watch helplessly.
- Họ chỉ biết đứng trơ mắt ếch nhìn nhà cháy. (They could only stand and stare blankly as the house burned.)
- Ăn trơ ở đậu: To live a transient, unstable life with no permanent home.
- Cả đời ông ấy sống kiểu ăn trơ ở đậu. (He lived a transient life his whole life.)