unit 2 (idiom, word formation ver)

go to your head – idiom – – Success hasn’t gone to her head.

– khiến ai trở nên kiêu ngạo

have your wits about you – idiom – – You need to have your wits about you in that neighborhood.

– giữ đầu óc sáng suốt để phản ứng nhanh & đúng

in the dark (about) – idiom – – We’re still in the dark about their decision.

– không biết gì về…

put two and two together – idiom – – I didn’t hear the news but I put two and two together.

– suy luận ra

ring a bell – idiom – – His name rings a bell, but I can’t remember his face.

– nghe quen quen

take stock (of) – idiom – – After the crisis, we took stock of our situation.

– xem xét lại tình hình

not have a leg to stand on – idiom – – Without evidence, you don’t have a leg to stand on.

– không có lý lẽ hay bằng chứng để biện hộ

not see the wood for the trees – idiom – – He’s so focused on details, he can’t see the wood for the trees.

– không thấy được vấn đề chính

split hairs – idiom – – Stop splitting hairs and get to the point.

– cãi nhau vụn vặt, soi mói tiểu tiết

believe – disbelief – Her story was met with disbelief.

– sự hoài nghi

decide – decisive – He’s a decisive leader.

– quyết đoán

decide – indecisive – She’s too indecisive to be a manager.

– thiếu quyết đoán

explain – inexplicable – His behavior was inexplicable.

– không thể giải thích

explain – explanatory – He gave an explanatory note.

– có tính giải thích

imagine – imaginary – The monster is imaginary.

– tưởng tượng (không có thật)

imagine – imaginative – She’s an imaginative writer.

– giàu trí tưởng tượng

judge – judgmental – Stop being so judgmental.

– hay phán xét

logic – illogical – That’s an illogical conclusion.

– phi logic

reason – reasonableness – I admire his reasonableness.

– tính hợp lý

reason – unreasonable – You’re being unreasonable!

– vô lý

sense – sensible – It’s sensible to save money.

– biết điều, hợp lý

sense – senseless – His death was senseless.

– vô nghĩa

think – unthinkable – War is unthinkable now.

– không thể tưởng tượng nổi

wise – wisdom – Age brings wisdom.

– sự khôn ngoan

wise – unwise – It’s unwise to invest now.

– không khôn ngoan

assume – unassuming – He’s humble and unassuming.

– khiêm tốn (không phô trương, không thể hiện ra, không muốn sự chú ý)

conceive – concept – It's a difficult concept.

– khái niệm

conceive – conception – His conception of justice is flawed.

– quan niệm

conceive – conceivable – It’s conceivable they forgot.

– có thể tưởng tượng được

conceive – inconceivable – It’s inconceivable that he lied.

– không thể tưởng tượng được

define – definite – There’s no definite answer.

– rõ ràng, nhất định

define – indefinite – He was sentenced to an indefinite term.

– không xác định

judge – judicial – The judicial system must be fair.

– thuộc về tư pháp

judge – judicious – That’s a judicious choice.

– khôn ngoan, sáng suốt

rational – rationality – He questioned her rationality.

– sự hợp lý

rational – irrational – That’s an irrational fear.

– phi lý

sense – nonsensical – That’s a nonsensical claim.

– vô lý, vô nghĩa

sense – sensibility – He has artistic sensibility.

– sự nhạy cảm