tuyệt nhiên
Definition
- Adverb:
- Absolutely; completely; entirely: Used to emphasize the totality or absoluteness of a negation or a state. It indicates that something is wholly without exception or condition.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ấy tuyệt nhiên không biết gì về kế hoạch này. (He knows absolutely nothing about this plan.)
- Cô ấy tuyệt nhiên phản đối ý kiến đó. (She is completely opposed to that idea.)
- Trong phòng tuyệt nhiên không có một ai. (There is absolutely no one in the room.)
Advanced Usage
- "tuyệt nhiên không": This is the most common collocation, meaning "absolutely not" or "not at all."
- Tôi tuyệt nhiên không đồng ý với lập luận đó. (I absolutely do not agree with that argument.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyệt đối (adv): absolutely, utterly. A more common synonym.
- Bạn phải tuyệt đối giữ bí mật. (You must absolutely keep the secret.)
Synonyms
- Absolutely: with no qualification, restriction, or limitation.
- Completely: totally; entirely.
- Utterly: completely and without qualification.
Related Idioms
- While "tuyệt nhiên" itself is not typically part of idioms, its function is idiomatic in strengthening negation. It is often used in formal or literary contexts to convey an emphatic, unqualified statement.