tường trình
Definition
Verb:
- To report in detail / to give a detailed account: The primary meaning of "tường trình" is to present or narrate an event, situation, or plan clearly, thoroughly, and in a structured manner, often for official or formal purposes.
- To explain fully: It implies providing a comprehensive explanation, leaving out no significant details.
Noun (often seen as "bản tường trình"):
- A detailed report / a formal account: A written or spoken statement that provides a full and orderly description of an incident or series of events.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Nhân viên phải tường trình sự việc cho quản lý. (The employee must report the incident in detail to the manager.)
- Anh ấy đã tường trình kế hoạch trước hội nghị. (He presented the plan in detail before the conference.)
Noun:
- Cảnh sát yêu cầu một bản tường trình về vụ tai nạn. (The police requested a detailed report on the accident.)
- Hãy viết bản tường trình lại những gì đã xảy ra. (Please write a formal account of what happened.)
Advanced Usage
- "tường trình lại": to recount, to give a detailed report again.
- Nhân chứng được yêu cầu tường trình lại những gì họ thấy. (The witness was asked to recount in detail what they saw.)
Variants and Related Words
- Báo cáo (v/n): to report / a report. (This is a more general term, while "tường trình" emphasizes detail and formality.)
- Trình bày (v): to present, to explain. (Broader, not necessarily as detailed or formal as "tường trình".)
- Thuật lại (v): to recount, to narrate. (Focuses on telling a sequence of events.)
Synonyms
- Recount: to tell about an event in detail.
- Narrate: to give a spoken or written account of.
- Detail: to describe item by item.
- Elucidate: to explain clearly.
Related Idioms
Note: "Tường trình" itself is a formal term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is typically direct and literal.