poignant

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a. 辛酸的, 尖锐的, 剧烈的

发音

US /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
UK /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
AU /ˈpɔɪnənt/
US /ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt/
UK /ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt/

词形变化

more poignant 比较级 most poignant 最高级

别名

poynant

教材释义与例句

形容词

尖锐的；辛酸的；深刻的；切中要害的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Sharp-pointed; keen.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

    A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.

  3. 3.

    Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

    Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

  4. 4.

    Piquant, pungent.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Incisive; penetrating; piercing.

    比喻

    His comments were poignant and witty.

  6. 6.

    Inducing sharp physical pain.

    过时

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

touching affecting

近义相关 2

moving painful

词源

From Middle English poynaunt, poynant, borrowed from Anglo-Norman puignant, poynaunt etc., present participle of poindre (“to prick”), from Latin pungō (“prick”). Doublet of pungent.

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