trích yếu
Definition
Noun:
- Summary / abstract / précis: The core meaning of "trích yếu" is a concise statement that extracts and presents only the most important points, ideas, or findings from a longer document, speech, or text.
- Synopsis / digest: It refers to a condensed version that captures the essential substance of the original material.
Verb (archaic):
- To extract the essential points: This older usage refers to the act of summarizing or abstracting the key elements from a source. This verbal form is now less common.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hãy đọc trích yếu của báo cáo trước. (Please read the summary of the report first.)
- Trích yếu cuốn sách được in ở bìa sau. (The book's synopsis is printed on the back cover.)
- Verb (archaic):
- Công việc của thư ký là trích yếu các quyết định của cuộc họp. (The secretary's job is to extract the essential points from the meeting's decisions.)
Advanced Usage
- "trích yếu văn bản": document summary / abstract.
- Phần mềm này có thể tạo trích yếu văn bản tự động. (This software can generate a document summary automatically.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tóm tắt (v/n): to summarize / a summary. This is a more common and general synonym.
- Đại ý (n): main idea, gist.
- Tổng kết (v/n): to conclude / a conclusion, often used for final summaries.
Synonyms
- Summary: a brief statement of main points.
- Abstract: a summary of a scholarly text.
- Synopsis: a brief outline or general view.
- Précis: a concise summary of essential points.
Related Terms
- Bản tóm tắt: a summary document.
- Phần cốt lõi: the core part.
- Ý chính: main idea.