tăng lực
Definition
Noun:
- A tonic or fortifier: A substance, often a medicine or supplement, used to increase energy, vitality, or overall physical strength. It refers to something that restores or enhances bodily force and resilience.
Adjective (attributive):
- Energy-boosting or fortifying: Used to describe a product, medicine, or substance whose primary function is to increase strength and energy levels.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ông ấy uống thuốc tăng lực mỗi sáng. (He takes an energy tonic every morning.)
- Nhiều người dùng thực phẩm chức năng như một loại tăng lực. (Many people use functional foods as a type of fortifier.)
Adjective:
- Anh mua một chai nước tăng lực. (He bought a bottle of energy-boosting drink.)
- Đây là loại thuốc có tác dụng tăng lực. (This is a medicine with a fortifying effect.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is commonly used in commercial contexts for products like energy drinks () or dietary supplements (). It implies a temporary or sustained improvement in physical capacity.
Variants and Related Words
Thuốc tăng lực (n): Energy-boosting medicine, tonic.
- Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc tăng lực cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor prescribed a tonic for the patient.)
Nước tăng lực (n): Energy drink.
- Tôi không uống nước tăng lực vì nó có nhiều caffeine. (I don't drink energy drinks because they have a lot of caffeine.)
Synonyms
- Tonic: A medicine that invigorates or strengthens.
- Fortifier: Something that makes someone or something stronger.
- Energy booster: A substance that increases energy.
Related Idioms
- While "tăng lực" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is conceptually related to expressions about strength and energy, such as "bổ sung năng lượng" (to supplement energy) or "hồi phục sức lực" (to recover strength).