trung đại

trung đại

Văn minh trung đại phát triển với nhiều lâu đài và thị trấn.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Medieval: Relating to the Middle Ages, the historical period in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance (approximately 5th to 15th centuries). It describes the culture, society, or characteristics of that era.
    • Pertaining to a middle or intermediate age: In a broader historical context, it can refer to a middle or intermediate period in the history of a civilization, not exclusively European.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Kiến trúc trung đại còn lại rất nhiều ở châu Âu. (Many medieval architectural structures remain in Europe.)
    • Đây là một tác phẩm văn học trung đại nổi tiếng. (This is a famous medieval literary work.)
    • Lịch sử Việt Nam có thời kỳ trung đại. (Vietnamese history has a medieval period.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in academic and historical discourse to categorize and analyze periods of history.
  • It can be part of compound terms in specialized fields like "triết học trung đại" (medieval philosophy) or "hội họa trung đại" (medieval painting).
Variants and Related Words

  • Thời trung đại (n): The Middle Ages, the medieval period.

    • Thời trung đại kéo dài hàng thế kỷ. (The Middle Ages lasted for centuries.)

  • Trung cổ (adj): A synonym often used interchangeably with "trung đại" to mean medieval.

    • Lâu đài trung cổ (A medieval castle).
Synonyms
  • Medieval: Of or relating to the Middle Ages.
  • Middle-Age: Characteristic of the Middle Ages.
Related Concepts
  • Cổ đại (adj): Ancient, referring to a much earlier historical period (e.g., Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece).
  • Cận đại (adj): Early modern, referring to the period following the medieval era.
  • Hiện đại (adj): Modern, referring to the recent and current period.