óc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun (Anatomy):
- Brain: The soft, whitish organ inside the skull of humans and animals, responsible for thought, memory, and controlling bodily functions.
Noun (Figurative):
- Mind; intellect; mentality: The human brain as a symbol of consciousness, thought, intelligence, or a particular way of thinking.
- Sense; spirit; inclination: A natural aptitude, awareness, or tendency in a specific area.
Usage Examples
Noun (Anatomy):
- Chấn thương có thể làm tổn thương óc. (An injury can damage the brain.)
- Món óc lợn hấp là một đặc sản. (Steamed pig's brain is a specialty.)
Noun (Figurative):
- Anh ấy có óc phân tích rất tốt. (He has a very good analytical mind.)
- Nhà thiết kế cần có óc thẩm mỹ. (A designer needs an aesthetic sense.)
- Nghĩ nát óc mà vẫn không ra đáp án. (I've puzzled my brains but still can't find the answer.)
Advanced Usage
"óc sáng tạo": creative mind; creativity.
- Công việc này đòi hỏi óc sáng tạo cao. (This job requires a high level of creativity.)
"óc địa vị": a mind obsessed with status and position.
- Đừng để óc địa vị chi phối hành động. (Don't let a status-obsessed mentality dictate your actions.)
Variants and Related Words
Óc non (n): immature/undeveloped mind (often used for children or naive thinking).
- Đó là một quyết định của óc non. (That was a decision of an immature mind.)
Óc chó (n): 1. Literally "walnut brain" (a culinary term for walnut meat, resembling brain folds). 2. (Slang) A clever, cunning mind.
- Hắn ta có cái óc chó, mưu mẹo lắm. (He has a cunning mind, very scheming.)
Synonyms
- Brain: the physical organ (anatomy).
- Mind: the element of a person that enables thought, feeling, and consciousness.
- Intellect: the faculty of reasoning and understanding.
- Mentality: a characteristic way of thinking.
- Sense: a natural feeling or perception (e.g., a sense of beauty).
Related Idioms
Nghĩ nát óc / Vắt óc suy nghĩ: to puzzle one's brains; to think extremely hard.
- Tôi đã vắt óc suy nghĩ về vấn đề đó. (I've been racking my brains over that problem.)
Óc bã đậu: (lit. "tofu brain") a derogatory term for a stupid, slow mind.
- Giải thích mãi không hiểu, đúng là óc bã đậu! (I've explained it repeatedly and he still doesn't get it, what a tofu brain!)
noun
- brain
- nghĩ nát ócto puzzle one's brains. spirit; mind
- có óc minh mẫnto have a clear mind