tột bực
Definition
- Adjective:
- Utmost; extreme; to the highest degree: Describes a state, level, or intensity that has reached its absolute limit or peak. It emphasizes the ultimate point of a quality, often an emotion or condition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nỗi đau buồn của cô ấy đã lên đến tột bực. (Her sorrow had reached its utmost extreme.)
- Sự tận tâm của anh ấy cho công việc là tột bực. (His dedication to his work is absolute.)
- Đó là niềm hạnh phúc tột bực. (That is the utmost happiness.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tột bực" is considered somewhat literary or formal and is often used to intensify abstract nouns, particularly emotions (e.g., joy, pain, devotion).
Variants and Related Words
Tột cùng (adj): synonymous with "tột bực," meaning utmost, extreme.
- Sự cô đơn tột cùng. (Utter loneliness.)
Tột đỉnh (n/adj): the peak, the zenith; can be used similarly to indicate the highest point.
- Vinh quang tột đỉnh. (The pinnacle of glory.)
Synonyms
- Utmost: of the greatest or highest degree.
- Extreme: reaching a high or the highest degree.
- Absolute: complete; perfect.
- Supreme: highest in degree or quality.
Related Idioms
- Lên đến tột bực: to reach the extreme point.
- Căng thẳng giữa hai nước đã lên đến tột bực. (Tensions between the two countries have reached an extreme point.)