trí năng
Definition
- Noun:
- Intellect; Mental Faculty: The innate human capacity for thinking, reasoning, understanding, and acquiring knowledge. It refers to the cognitive power of the mind.
- Intelligence; Cognitive Ability: The practical application of mental faculties, often implying a measurable level of smartness or intellectual capability.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con người khác với động vật ở chỗ có trí năng phát triển. (Humans differ from animals in having a developed intellect.)
- Bài kiểm tra này đánh giá trí năng logic của trẻ. (This test assesses a child's logical intelligence.)
- Anh ấy sở hữu một trí năng siêu việt. (He possesses a superior intellect.)
Advanced Usage
- In philosophical contexts, "trí năng" is often used to translate the concept of "intellection," meaning the action or process of understanding, as opposed to mere perception.
- Triết học Kant phân biệt giữa cảm năng và trí năng. (Kantian philosophy distinguishes between sensibility and intellection.)
Variants and Related Words
- Trí tuệ (n): wisdom, intellect; often implies a broader, deeper, and more applied form of intelligence.
- Trí thông minh (n): intelligence; commonly used for IQ or specific smart abilities.
- Nhận thức (n): cognition, perception; the process of acquiring knowledge.
Synonyms
- Intellect: The faculty of reasoning and understanding.
- Mind: The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and to think.
- Reasoning: The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.
- Cognitive faculty: A mental capacity or power.
Related Concepts
- Trí năng nhân tạo: A direct translation of "Artificial Intelligence," though "Trí tuệ nhân tạo" is the more standard term.
- Phát triển trí năng: Intellectual development; the cultivation of mental faculties.