Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Excellent; fantastic; superb: Used to describe something of the highest quality, extremely good, or wonderful, often causing great delight.
   • Extinct; cut off; severed: Describes something that has ended completely, such as a lineage or supply, with no possibility of continuation.

2. Adverb:

   • Absolutely; completely; utterly: Used before a negative word to emphasize the totality of the negation.
   • Extremely; exceedingly: Used before an adjective to intensify its meaning, indicating the highest degree.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Excellent):

  • Bộ phim này tuyệt lắm! (This movie is fantastic!)
  • Ý tưởng của anh ấy thật tuyệt. (His idea is excellent.)

• Adjective (Extinct):

  • Dòng họ đó đã tuyệt. (That lineage has become extinct.)
  • Đường tiếp tế bị tuyệt. (The supply line was cut off.)

• Adverb (Absolutely not):

  • Nó tuyệt không biết gì về chuyện đó. (He absolutely knows nothing about that matter.)
  • Tuyệt chẳng có ai ở nhà. (There is utterly no one at home.)

• Adverb (Extremely):

  • Cô ấy hát hay tuyệt. (She sings extremely well.)
  • Phong cảnh tuyệt đẹp. (The scenery is exceedingly beautiful.)

Advanced Usage

• "tuyệt đối": Absolutely; unconditional.

  • Cần có sự tuân thủ tuyệt đối. (Absolute compliance is required.)

• "tuyệt chủng": To become extinct (used for species).

  • Nhiều loài động vật đang đứng trước nguy cơ tuyệt chủng. (Many animal species are facing the risk of extinction.)

• "tuyệt giao": To sever diplomatic relations.

  • Hai nước đã quyết định tuyệt giao. (The two countries decided to sever diplomatic ties.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tuyệt vời (adj): Wonderful, marvelous, fantastic (a stronger and more common synonym for "excellent").

  • Buổi biểu diễn thật tuyệt vời. (The performance was marvelous.)

• Tuyệt mật (adj): Top-secret, absolutely confidential.

  • Đây là tài liệu tuyệt mật. (This is a top-secret document.)

• Tuyệt thực (v): To go on a hunger strike.

  • Các tù nhân đã tuyệt thực để phản đối. (The prisoners went on a hunger strike in protest.)

Synonyms

• Excellent: Superb, fantastic, wonderful.
• Extinct: Ended, terminated, died out.
• Absolutely: Completely, utterly, totally.
• Extremely: Exceedingly, incredibly, exceptionally.

Related Idioms

• Tuyệt đỉnh: The peak; the pinnacle; used to describe the absolute best.

  • Kỹ năng của cô ấy đạt đến trình độ tuyệt đỉnh. (Her skills have reached the pinnacle.)

• Tuyệt tự: To have no heir; to be without offspring (often used for a family line).

  • Gia đình ấy lo sợ bị tuyệt tự. (That family fears having no heir.)

• Tuyệt tác: A masterpiece; a work of supreme skill.

  • Bức tranh này được coi là một tuyệt tác. (This painting is considered a masterpiece.)

adj

1. excellent; great, mighty