vĩnh viễn
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Definition
Adjective:
- Everlasting, eternal: Describes something that exists outside of time or for all time, having no beginning and no end. Often used in philosophical or religious contexts.
- Permanent, perpetual: Describes a state or condition that lasts forever from a certain point onward, with no change or end expected.
Adverb:
- Permanently, forever, for good: Used to modify a verb, indicating that an action leads to a state that will last indefinitely or that something has ended never to return.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Họ hứa hẹn một tình yêu vĩnh viễn. (They promised an everlasting love.)
- Đây là một thiệt hại vĩnh viễn đối với hệ sinh thái. (This is a permanent damage to the ecosystem.)
Adverb:
- Cánh cửa cơ hội đó đã đóng lại vĩnh viễn. (That door of opportunity has closed permanently.)
- Anh ấy đã rời bỏ quê hương vĩnh viễn. (He left his homeland for good.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, literary, or solemn contexts to emphasize the absolute and unending nature of something.
- Can be used in negative constructions to stress the finality of a loss or ending.
- Kỷ nguyên đó đã vĩnh viễn lùi vào dĩ vãng. (That era has forever receded into the past.)
Variants and Related Words
- Vĩnh cửu (adj): Synonymous with "vĩnh viễn," meaning eternal, everlasting.
- Một chân lý vĩnh cửu. (An eternal truth.)
- Vĩnh hằng (adj): Eternal, perpetual, often with a poetic or philosophical tone.
- Sự vĩnh hằng của vũ trụ. (The eternity of the universe.)
Synonyms
- Eternal: Lasting or existing forever.
- Perpetual: Never ending or changing.
- Permanent: Lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change.
- Forever: For all future time; for always.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Vĩnh viễn ra đi: To pass away forever; to die.
- Người nghệ sĩ tài hoa ấy đã vĩnh viễn ra đi. (That talented artist has passed away forever.)
- Mãi mãi (vĩnh viễn): Forever and ever; often used together for emphasis.
- Chúng tôi sẽ nhớ ơn anh mãi mãi vĩnh viễn. (We will be grateful to you forever and ever.)
adj
- everlasting, eternal