tuyệt đích
Definition
- Adjective:
- Supreme; utmost; peak: Describes something that has reached the highest possible level of quality, excellence, or intensity, where nothing can surpass it.
- Absolute; perfect: Refers to a state or condition that is complete and unsurpassable, often implying an ideal or ultimate form.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trình độ biểu diễn của cô ấy đã đạt đến mức tuyệt đích. (Her performance level has reached the supreme peak.)
- Đây được coi là một kiệt tác tuyệt đích của hội họa. (This is considered an absolute masterpiece of painting.)
- Hạnh phúc tuyệt đích là điều mọi người tìm kiếm. (Utmost happiness is what everyone seeks.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is formal and literary, often used to describe abstract concepts like art, happiness, skill, or beauty. It is not typically used in casual, everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Tuyệt (adj): excellent, superb; often used as an intensifier (e.g., - wonderful).
- Đỉnh cao (n): the peak, the zenith; a more common noun phrase for "the highest point."
- Tột đỉnh (n/phr): the absolute peak, the apex.
Synonyms
- Supreme: highest in rank or quality.
- Utmost: of the greatest degree or amount.
- Peak: the highest point of achievement or quality.
- Unsurpassable: unable to be exceeded or outperformed.
Related Idioms
- Lên đến tuyệt đích: to reach the pinnacle/zenith.
- Sự nghiệp của ông ấy đã lên đến tuyệt đích. (His career has reached the zenith.)