Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dark (literal): Having very little or no light; characterized by an absence of light.
   • Dark (figurative): Characterized by unhappiness, pessimism, or a lack of hope; grim and depressing.
   • Dark (moral): Characterized by wickedness, evil, or sinister intentions; morally corrupt or obscure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (literal):
  • Căn phòng hoàn toàn đen tối. (The room was completely dark.)
• Adjective (figurative):
  • Đó là một giai đoạn đen tối trong lịch sử. (That was a dark period in history.)
  • Anh ấy có cái nhìn rất đen tối về tương lai. (He has a very dark view of the future.)
• Adjective (moral):
  • Hắn ta đang ấp ủ những âm mưu đen tối. (He is harboring dark schemes.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like times, eras, thoughts, or intentions that are profoundly negative.
• Often implies a sense of foreboding, despair, or moral corruption that is difficult to overcome or escape.

Variants and Related Words

• Tối đen (adj): pitch-black, very dark (often more literal).
  • Bầu trời tối đen như mực. (The sky is pitch black.)
• U tối (adj): benighted, ignorant; can also mean dark and gloomy.
  • Những tư tưởng u tối. (Benighted thoughts.)

Synonyms

• Dark: lacking light; gloomy.
• Gloomy: causing a feeling of depression or pessimism.
• Bleak: lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness; grim.
• Sinister: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
• Murky: obscure or morally questionable.

Related Idioms

• Ngày đen tối: a dark day; a day of misfortune or tragedy.
  • Hôm đó thực sự là một ngày đen tối đối với chúng tôi. (That was truly a dark day for us.)
• Tương lai đen tối: a bleak or dark future.
  • Công ty đang đối mặt với một tương lai đen tối. (The company is facing a dark future.)

adj

1. dark
   • tư tưởng đen tối
     dark throught