đào thải
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Definition
- Verb:
- To eliminate, to remove, to expel: The process of removing, discharging, or getting rid of substances, elements, or components that are no longer needed, are harmful, or are considered waste from a system or organism.
- To select out, to weed out: Often used in a biological or social context to describe the natural process where weaker, unfit, or unsuitable elements are removed, allowing the stronger or more adapted ones to survive or remain.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cơ thể con người có cơ chế tự đào thải chất độc. (The human body has a mechanism to eliminate toxins on its own.)
- Thị trường khắc nghiệt sẽ đào thải những doanh nghiệp kém hiệu quả. (The harsh market will weed out inefficient businesses.)
- Quá trình đào thải tự nhiên giúp duy trì sự cân bằng của hệ sinh thái. (The natural elimination process helps maintain the balance of the ecosystem.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự đào thải" (Noun form): The act or process of elimination.
- Sự đào thải của cơ thể diễn ra liên tục. (The body's elimination process occurs continuously.)
- Used in formal, academic, or scientific contexts (biology, medicine, economics, sociology) to describe systematic removal or natural selection.
Variants and Related Words
- Loại bỏ (Verb): To remove, to discard. (Focuses more on the deliberate act of removal.)
- Bài tiết (Verb/Noun): To excrete, excretion. (Specifically for biological waste removal from an organism.)
- Thanh lọc (Verb): To purify, to filter. (Focuses on removing impurities to purify.)
- Tuyển chọn (Verb): To select, to choose. (The opposite process of focusing on keeping the suitable ones, not removing the unsuitable.)
Synonyms
- Trục xuất: To expel, to oust (often used for people or from a place).
- Thải loại: To discharge, to discard (close synonym, often interchangeable).
- Loại trừ: To exclude, to rule out.
Related Phrases / Compound Words
- Đào thải tự nhiên: Natural selection / Natural elimination.
- Học thuyết đào thải tự nhiên của Darwin. (Darwin's theory of natural selection.)
- Cơ chế đào thải: Elimination mechanism.
- Gan đóng vai trò quan trọng trong cơ chế đào thải của cơ thể. (The liver plays an important role in the body's elimination mechanism.)
Related Idioms
- While "đào thải" itself is not typically used in idiomatic expressions, the concept is central to the common saying:
- "Mạnh được, yếu thua" / "Cá lớn nuốt cá bé": The strong prevail, the weak lose / Big fish eat small fish. This reflects the social or competitive aspect of đào thải.
- Eliminate