tầm thường hoá
Definition
- Verb:
- To trivialize: To make something seem less important, serious, or complex than it really is. This is the core meaning, implying a reduction in perceived value or significance.
- To banalize: To render something ordinary, commonplace, or lacking in originality, often stripping it of its deeper meaning or unique character.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Không nên tầm thường hoá những đóng góp của cô ấy cho dự án. (One should not trivialize her contributions to the project.)
- Bài báo đó đã tầm thường hoá một vấn đề xã hội nghiêm trọng. (That article banalized a serious social issue.)
- Họ tầm thường hoá mối đe doạ bằng cách phớt lờ nó. (They trivialized the threat by ignoring it.)
Advanced Usage
- This verb is often used in critical discourse about media, politics, art, and social commentary to describe the act of oversimplifying or demeaning important subjects.
- It carries a negative connotation, suggesting a deliberate or careless act of misrepresentation that leads to underestimation.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự tầm thường hoá (n): Trivialization; banalization.
- Sự tầm thường hoá bạo lực trên truyền hình là đáng lo ngại. (The trivialization of violence on television is concerning.)
Synonyms
- To downplay: To make something appear less important.
- To minimize: To represent something as less significant.
- To oversimplify: To simplify to the point of distortion, often leading to trivialization.
Related Concepts
- Trivialization: The act or process of making something trivial.
- Banalization: The act of making something banal or superficially common.