tượng đài
Definition
- Noun:
- Monumental statue: A large, often heroic or commemorative statue, typically of a person, animal, or symbolic figure, created as a public work of art.
- Monument (broad sense): A structure, such as a building, statue, or obelisk, erected to commemorate a notable person, historical event, or idea. It serves as a public, lasting memorial.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tượng đài Hai Bà Trưng được đặt ở nhiều nơi tại Việt Nam. (The Monument to the Trung Sisters is placed in many locations in Vietnam.)
- Công viên trung tâm có một tượng đài kỷ niệm chiến thắng. (The central park has a victory monument.)
- Tượng đài này được làm từ đồng nguyên khối. (This monumental statue is made from solid bronze.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe a person or work of supreme achievement in a field, implying a lasting, iconic legacy.
- Ông ấy là một tượng đài của nền âm nhạc nước nhà. (He is a monument in our country's music industry.)
Variants and Related Words
Đài tưởng niệm (n): Memorial, cenotaph. Specifically emphasizes the function of remembrance.
- Đài tưởng niệm liệt sĩ được xây dựng trang nghiêm. (The martyrs' memorial was solemnly built.)
Tượng (n): Statue, sculpture. A more general term for any statue.
- Bức tượng Phật bằng ngọc rất tinh xảo. (The jade Buddha statue is very exquisite.)
Synonyms
- Monument: A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
- Memorial: Something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event.
- Colossus: A statue that is much larger than life size.
Related Idioms
- Hùng vĩ như tượng đài: As majestic as a monument. Used to describe something or someone with grand, imposing, and enduring stature.
- Tòa lâu đài đứng hùng vĩ như tượng đài trên đồi. (The castle stands as majestic as a monument on the hill.)