tả thực
Definition
- Adjective:
- Realistic, true to life: Describes a style or approach in art, literature, or description that aims to represent subjects truthfully and accurately, without idealization or distortion. It focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people as they are.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bức tranh này có phong cách tả thực. (This painting has a realistic style.)
- Nhà văn đó nổi tiếng với lối viết tả thực về cuộc sống nông thôn. (That writer is famous for his realistic writing about rural life.)
- Phim tài liệu thường mang tính tả thực cao. (Documentaries often have a high degree of realism.)
Advanced Usage
- "chủ nghĩa tả thực": Realism (as an artistic or literary movement).
- Chủ nghĩa tả thực trong văn học thế kỷ 19. (Literary realism in the 19th century.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tả chân (adj): A synonym, also meaning realistic or true-to-life. Often used interchangeably with "tả thực".
- Văn học tả chân. (Realistic literature.)
Synonyms
- Hiện thực (adj): Realistic, concerning reality. Often used in broader contexts like "văn học hiện thực" (realist literature).
- Chân thực (adj): Truthful, authentic. Emphasizes truthfulness and genuineness.
Notes on Different Meanings
- The word "tả thực" is primarily used in artistic, literary, and descriptive contexts. It is not typically used to describe a person's character (e.g., "a realistic person") in the way the English word "realistic" sometimes is. For that meaning, words like "thực tế" are more common.
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