trần trụi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Bare, Naked: Completely uncovered, without any clothing or covering on the body. It describes a state of total physical exposure.
- Bare, Barren: Devoid of vegetation or covering, often used for landscapes like hills or land.
- Stark, Blunt, Undisguised: Used figuratively to describe something (like a truth, fact, or situation) that is exposed in a raw, harsh, and uncompromising manner, without any softening or concealment.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ chạy nhảy với thân hình trần trụi. (The child ran and jumped with a bare/naked body.)
- Sự thật trần trụi khiến mọi người sửng sốt. (The stark truth left everyone astonished.)
- Ngọn đồi trần trụi không một bóng cây. (The bare hill was without a single tree.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a connotation of vulnerability, harshness, or raw exposure, whether literal or metaphorical. It is stronger and more vivid than simpler synonyms like "trần" (bare).
Variants and Related Words
- Trơ trụi (adj): Also means bare, barren, or exposed, often interchangeable with "trần trụi" for landscapes or objects.
- Cánh đồng trơ trụi sau vụ gặt. (The field was bare after the harvest.)
Synonyms
- Bare: Lacking the usual or appropriate covering.
- Naked: Without clothes or a covering.
- Stark: Severe, bare, or blunt in appearance or outline.
- Barren: Too poor to produce much or any vegetation; bleak.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lột trần sự thật: To strip the truth bare (to reveal the naked truth). This phrase uses a related verb ("lột trần") to convey a similar figurative meaning of complete exposure.
- Bài điều tra lột trần sự thật về vụ bê bối. (The investigative article stripped bare the truth about the scandal.)