Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Formal and solemn: Describing a manner, appearance, or atmosphere that is deliberately serious, dignified, and respectful, often following established customs or etiquette.
   • Ceremonious: Characterized by or involving elaborate, polite formality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy bước lên bục với vẻ mặt rất trịnh trọng. (He stepped onto the podium with a very solemn expression.)
  • Buổi lễ tốt nghiệp được tổ chức một cách trịnh trọng. (The graduation ceremony was organized in a formal manner.)
  • Giám đốc trịnh trọng cảm ơn toàn thể nhân viên. (The director formally thanked all the staff.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe speech, behavior, or events where decorum and gravity are emphasized, sometimes to the point of being overly stiff or pompous.
  • Anh ta cúi chào một cách trịnh trọng trước vị khách. (He bowed ceremoniously before the guest.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trang trọng (adj): Also means solemn and dignified, but often carries a stronger connotation of respectful elegance and is less likely to imply excessive formality than "trịnh trọng."
• Nghiêm trang (adj): Serious and proper, emphasizing discipline and decorum.

Synonyms

• Formal: Following rules, conventions, or established forms.
• Solemn: Deeply serious and sincere.
• Ceremonious: Relating or appropriate to grand and formal ceremonies.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn nói trịnh trọng: To speak in a formal, solemn tone.
  • Ngài đại sứ ăn nói rất trịnh trọng trong cuộc họp. (The ambassador spoke very formally during the meeting.)

adj

1. formal, solemn