tuyên độc
Definition
- Verb:
- To read aloud (officially): To read a text, such as a decree, proclamation, or official document, out loud in a formal or public setting so that an audience can hear it.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thư kí tuyên độc bản tuyên ngôn trước toàn thể hội nghị. (The secretary read the proclamation aloud before the entire conference.)
- Nghi thức bắt đầu bằng việc tuyên độc hiến pháp. (The ceremony began with the reading aloud of the constitution.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively used in formal, solemn, or official contexts, such as legal proceedings, state ceremonies, or important organizational meetings. It implies a sense of gravity and public declaration.
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyên đọc: This is a variant spelling of the same word, with identical meaning and usage.
- Đọc to (v): To read aloud. This is the general, everyday term without the formal connotation of "tuyên độc".
- Công bố (v): To announce, to proclaim. This focuses more on the act of making something officially known, which may or may not involve reading it aloud.
Synonyms
- To proclaim: To announce officially and publicly.
- To recite: To repeat aloud from memory, often in a formal way.
- To declare: To make known formally or explicitly.
Notes on Usage
- "Tuyên độc" vs. "tuyên đọc": These are spelling variants of the same word. "Tuyên độc" is the form provided, but "tuyên đọc" is equally correct and common. The core meaning remains "to read aloud officially".
- The word is a compound of "tuyên" (to declare, to proclaim) and "đọc/độc" (to read), clearly indicating its meaning of a declarative reading.