Sunday, June 14, 2015

[EE] novel, navel, doom

1. novel /ˈnɒv(ə)l/ <noun, adj>
Eng: A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
Vie: tiểu thuyết

Adj:
Eng: Interestingly new or unusual
Vie: mới lạ
 E.g: he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems
 
2. navel /ˈneɪv(ə)l/ <noun>
Eng: A rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person’s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus
Vie: rốn / trung tâm 

3. doom /duːm/ <noun, verb>
Noun:
Eng: Death, destruction, or some other terrible fate
Vie: cái chết, sự huỷ diện, hoặc số phận khủng khiếp

Verb:

Eng: 
Vie:  
  • kết tội phải chết hoặc huỷ diệt
  • bắt phải chịu / đoạ đày  
E.g: her plan was doomed to failure

Friday, June 12, 2015

[EE] generic, alternative, native

1. generic /dʒɪˈnɛrɪk/ <adj>
 Eng: Characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific
Vie: chung

Chú ý đọc là "di-ne-rik" 

2. alternative /ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv/ <adj, n>
Eng: (Of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice:
Vie: thay thế 
E.g:  the various alternative methods for resolving disputes
Vie: các phương pháp khác nhau để giải quyết cuộc tranh luận 

3. native /ˈneɪtɪv/ <adj, n>
chú ý cũng là native nhưng ở đây đọc là "nây-tiv", còn trong từ alternative đọc là "nơtiv"

Eng: A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

[EE] incredible, unbelievable

1. incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdɪb(ə)l/ <adj>
Impossible to believe
E.g: an almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy


Difficult to believe; extraordinary
informal Very good; wonderful

Vi: không thể tin nổi
 
2. unbelievable  /ʌnbɪˈliːvəb(ə)l/<adj>
Not able to be believed; unlikely to be true:
So great or extreme as to be difficult to believe; extraordinary:

Vie: không thể tin nổi 

2 từ trên là 2 từ đồng nghĩa (synonym)

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

[EE] opinion, sentiment, humble, IMO, IMHO

1. opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ <n>
Vie: ý kiến
Eng: A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:
 
E.g: that, in my opinion, is right
in my opinion - viết tắt là IMO - theo ý kiến của tôi ...

2. sentiment /ˈsɛntɪm(ə)nt/ <n>
Vie: ý kiến, cảm nghĩ
Eng: 
  • A view or opinion that is held or expressed:
  • A feeling or emotion
E.g: I agree with your sentiments regarding the road bridge

3. humble  /ˈhʌmb(ə)l/ <adj>
Vie: thấp kém, khiêm tốn, tầm thường
Eng: offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one’s importance

E.g: in my humble opinion (IMHO)
IMHO thường dùng để thể hiện sự chân thành, thật thà khi đưa ra ý kiến

Đọc thêm:
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/56755/is-imho-a-rude-thing-to-say-or-type