Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Inanimate; insentient: Describes an object or entity that lacks life, consciousness, or the capacity for sensation or feeling.
   • Ignorant; devoid of understanding: Describes a person who is completely lacking in knowledge, moral sensibility, or intellectual perception.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hòn đá là một vật vô tri. (The rock is an inanimate object.)
  • Hành động độc ác đó chứng tỏ hắn là một kẻ vô tri. (That cruel action proves he is an ignorant person.)

Advanced Usage

• "vô tri vô giác": A common compound phrase meaning completely inanimate and insensate; often used to emphasize a total lack of life or feeling.
  • Cỗ máy dù tinh xảo vẫn chỉ là thứ vô tri vô giác. (No matter how sophisticated, the machine is still just an inanimate and insensate thing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vô tri thức (adj): uneducated; lacking knowledge.
  • Những luận điệu đó chỉ dành cho kẻ vô tri thức. (Those arguments are only for the uneducated.)

Synonyms

• Inanimate: Not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans.
• Insentient: Lacking the power of perception or feeling.
• Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness.

Related Idioms

• Đồ vô tri: A derogatory phrase meaning "you ignorant thing!" or "you inanimate object!", used to insult someone's lack of understanding or empathy.
  • Nói mãi không hiểu, đúng là đồ vô tri! (I've explained repeatedly and you still don't understand, you ignorant fool!)