"cost him his very life". Mot cach dung tu rat la

[agileball]

Sau day la` mot doan gioi thieu phim cua HBO:
"Tom Welles (Cage) is a private eye on the biggest case of his life when he is hired by a widow who finds a reel of 8mm film in her dead husband's safe. The film appears to be a snuff movie but the girl in it really looks like she was murdered. The widow wants Tom to get to the bottom of the case and find out what really happened to the girl and what was her husband's involvement in the film. Tom follows the trail and soon discovers that the secrets he uncovered may cost him his very life."
(http://www.hboasia.com/hbo/movie/1918)
Mình thấy cách dùng từ "cost him his very life.". Chữ "very life" ở đầy rất lạ. Mình không hiểu ý của nó là gì? Ngữ pháp nó như thế nào.
Bạn nào biết thì giải thích giúp nhé.

AgileBall

[trunnie]

định nghĩa của "very" theo vdict:

* thực, thực sự
o in very deed
thực ra

* chính, ngay
o in this very room
ở chính phòng này
o he is the very man we want
anh ta chính là người chúng ta cần
o in the very middle
vào chính giữa
o on that very day
ngay ngày ấy

* chỉ
o I tremble at the very thought
chỉ nghĩ đến là là tôi đã rùng mình

"his very life" là chính mạng sống anh ta

[MANH NGUYEN]

Agileball,
Thêm vào giaỉ thích của Trunnie.
Đây là Tỉnh chứ không phải Trạng từ, như vậy chúng ta có quyền đặt nó ở trước danh từ để no bổ nghĩa cho danh từ...

VERY: adj. ver·i·er, ver·i·est


1. Complete; absolute: at the very end of his career; the very opposite.
2. Being the same one; identical: the very question she asked yesterday.
3. Being particularly suitable or appropriate: the very item needed to increase sales.
4. Being precisely as stated: the very center of town.
5. Mere: The very thought is frightening.
6. Actual: caught in the very act of stealing.
7. Genuine; true: "Like very sanctity, she did approach" (Shakespeare).

[agileball]

Cám ơn mọi người nhé. Vậy mà trước nay thì agileball chỉ nghĩ very có một nghĩa la` "rất" thôi.

AgileBall

[MANH NGUYEN]

Agileball
Còn một diểm khác đáng chú ý, đó là:
A private eye: một thám tử tư (riêng tư)
Eye is an interesting word:


eye (ī)
n.


1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity.
.

10. Informal A detective, especially a private investigator.
11. A choice center cut of meat, as of beef: eye of the round.

tr.v. eyed, eye·ing or ey·ing (īĭng), eyes


1. To look at: eyed the passing crowd with indifference.
2. To watch closely: eyed the shark's movements.
3. To supply with an eye.


Idioms:
all eyes

Fully attentive.

an eye for an eye
Punishment in which an offender suffers what the victim has suffered.


clap/lay/set (one's) eyes on



To look at.

eye to eye



In agreement: We're eye to eye on all the vital issues.

have eyes for



To be interested in.

have (one's) eye on


1. To look at, especially attentively or continuously.
2. To have as one's objective.

in the eye of the wind Nautical



In a direction opposite that of the wind; close to the wind.

in the public eye


1. Frequently seen in public or in the media.
2. Widely publicized; well-known.

my eye Slang



In no way; not at all. Used interjectionally.

with an eye to



With a view to: redecorated the room with an eye to its future use as a nursery.

with (one's) eyes closed



Unaware of the risks involved.

with (one's) eyes open



Aware of the risks involved.




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