ám sát
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb: 1. To assassinate: To murder (a prominent person, often a political or public figure) by sudden or secret attack, usually for political or ideological reasons. This implies premeditation and a specific, targeted victim. 2. To murder secretly / To kill by stealth: To kill someone in a secret, treacherous, or underhanded manner, typically with prior planning.
Usage
The verb ám sát is used to describe the deliberate, secretive killing of a specific individual, often of public importance. It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (the person who is assassinated). - The structure is typically: Subject + ám sát + Target. - It can be used in the passive voice: bị ám sát (to be assassinated).
Usage Examples
- Active Voice:
- Kẻ khủng bố âm mưu ám sát tổng thống. (The terrorist plotted to assassinate the president.)
- Hắn đã bị kết tội vì ám sát một nhà lãnh đạo phe đối lập. (He was convicted for assassinating an opposition leader.)
- Passive Voice:
- Nhà báo đó đã bị ám sát vào sáng nay. (That journalist was assassinated this morning.)
- May mắn thay, ông ấy đã bị ám sát hụt. (Fortunately, he escaped being assassinated / he survived an assassination attempt.)
Advanced Usage
- ám sát hụt / ám sát không thành: A failed assassination attempt.
- Vụ ám sát hụt đã gây chấn động cả nước. (The failed assassination attempt shocked the entire nation.)
- Vụ ám sát (noun phrase): The assassination (event/case).
- Cảnh sát đang điều tra vụ ám sát. (The police are investigating the assassination.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sát hại (verb): To kill, to slay. (A more general term for killing, without the necessary connotation of secrecy or political motive associated with ám sát).
- Ám hại (verb): To harm or kill someone secretly through scheming or treachery. (Broader than ám sát, can include non-lethal harm).
- Ám toán (verb, literary/archaic): An older, synonymous term for ám sát.
Synonyms
- Giết người có chủ đích / Giết người chính trị: To murder with intent / political murder. (These are descriptive phrases, not single-word synonyms).
- Hạ sát (verb): To kill, to take down. (Can be used in similar contexts but is less specific about the method).
Related Phrases / Compound Nouns
- Kẻ ám sát / Tên ám sát (noun): Assassin, hitman.
- Kẻ ám sát đã bị bắt ngay tại hiện trường. (The assassin was caught at the scene.)
- Âm mưu ám sát (noun phrase): Assassination plot.
- Cơ quan tình báo đã phá được một âm mưu ám sát. (The intelligence agency foiled an assassination plot.)
- Vật ám sát (noun phrase): Weapon used for assassination.
- Thuê ám sát (verb phrase): To hire an assassin.
verb
- To assassinate
- bị ám sát hụtto escape being assassinated (assassination)