truy nguyên
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Definition
Verb: - To trace back to the origin/source: To investigate or follow something to its very beginning, root cause, or original point. - To ascertain the cause: To determine the fundamental reason or primary factor behind an event or situation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các nhà khoa học đang cố gắng truy nguyên nguồn lây bệnh. (Scientists are trying to trace the outbreak back to its source.)
- Phải truy nguyên thì mới tìm ra lỗi hệ thống. (We must trace back to the origin to find the system error.)
- Truy nguyên ra, sự cố bắt nguồn từ một linh kiện nhỏ. (Traced back to its origin, the malfunction stemmed from a small component.)
Advanced Usage
- Used often in formal, academic, investigative, or technical contexts (e.g., history, medicine, law, engineering) to describe a methodical search for a root cause.
- Implies a process of deduction or research that moves backward in time or logic from an effect to its initial cause.
Variants and Related Words
- Truy tìm nguyên nhân (verb phrase): To search for/find the cause. A more common, less formal synonym for the investigative aspect.
- Truy cứu (verb): To investigate to assign responsibility, often with a legal or accusatory tone (e.g., to investigate for blame).
Synonyms
- To trace back to: To find the origin by following a path of evidence.
- To pinpoint the origin: To identify the exact starting point.
- To ascertain the root cause: To discover the fundamental reason.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Truy nguyên bản: While not a direct idiom, this phrase can appear in scholarly contexts meaning "to trace back to the original version/text."
- The word itself often functions within the common phrase "truy nguyên nhân" (to trace the cause), which is essentially its core meaning.