ác ý
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Definition
- Noun:
- Malice, ill will: The intention or desire to cause harm, injury, or distress to someone else. It implies a deliberate, wrongful purpose behind an action or statement.
- Bad faith: A state of mind characterized by dishonesty, deception, or an intent to deceive or act unfairly toward another.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Câu nói đùa của nó không có ác ý gì đâu. (There is no malice in his joke; no offense is meant.)
- Hành động đó rõ ràng là xuất phát từ ác ý. (That action clearly stems from ill will.)
- Tôi tin anh ấy không làm điều đó với ác ý. (I believe he did not do that with malicious intent.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Context: In legal or formal discourse, "ác ý" can translate to "malice aforethought" or "malicious intent," indicating a premeditated intention to commit a wrongful act.
- Bị cáo bị buộc tội với bằng chứng về ác ý. (The defendant was charged with evidence of malicious intent.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ác tâm (n): A closely related synonym meaning "evil heart" or "malicious mind," often used interchangeably with "ác ý" but can imply a deeper, more ingrained malevolence.
- Cố ý (adj/phrase): "Deliberate" or "intentional." While "cố ý" means doing something on purpose, it does not necessarily carry the negative, harmful connotation of "ác ý."
Synonyms
- Malice: The desire to harm someone.
- Ill will: Unfriendly or hostile feelings.
- Malignity: Extreme ill will or a desire to cause severe harm.
- Spite: A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
- Bad faith: Intent to deceive or be dishonest.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Với ác ý: With malicious intent.
- Anh ta hành động với ác ý rõ ràng. (He acted with clear malicious intent.)
- Không chút ác ý: Without any malice.
- Lời phê bình của cô ấy hoàn toàn không chút ác ý. (Her criticism was completely without any malice.)
noun
- Malice, malignity, ill will
- câu nói đùa của nó không có ác ý gì đâuthere is no malice in his joke, no offence is meant in his joke