trọng trách
Definition
- Noun:
- Heavy responsibility / Great duty: A very important and serious duty or obligation that one must fulfill, often involving significant consequences or requiring substantial effort.
- Important charge / Crucial task: A mission or function of critical importance, typically entrusted to a person or group.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người đó đã hoàn thành xuất sắc trọng trách được giao. (That person excellently fulfilled the heavy responsibility entrusted to them.)
- Trọng trách của người thầy là dạy dỗ học sinh. (The teacher's great duty is to educate students.)
- Anh ấy ý thức rõ trọng trách của mình. (He is clearly aware of his crucial responsibility.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, official, or solemn contexts to describe the duties of leaders, key institutions, or pivotal roles in society.
- It implies a burden of expectation and a moral or professional imperative to succeed.
Variants and Related Words
- Trách nhiệm (n): responsibility, duty. (A more general term for responsibility, less weighty than "trọng trách").
- Mọi công dân đều có trách nhiệm bảo vệ môi trường. (Every citizen has a responsibility to protect the environment.)
Synonyms
- Heavy responsibility: A duty that is serious and demanding.
- Great duty: An obligation of major importance.
- Crucial task: A job or mission that is extremely important.
- Weighty charge: A formal duty that carries great importance.
Related Idioms
Gánh vác trọng trách: To shoulder a heavy responsibility.
- Ông ấy sẵn sàng gánh vác trọng trách lãnh đạo. (He is ready to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leadership.)
Đặt trọng trách lên vai: To place a great duty upon someone's shoulders.
- Lịch sử đặt trọng trách lên vai thế hệ trẻ. (History places a great duty upon the shoulders of the young generation.)