trenchant

英 [ˈtren.tʃənt]      美 [ˈtren.tʃənt]
  • adj. 尖刻的;锐利的;苛刻的;锋利的(名词trenchancy,副词trenchantly)
  • n. (Trenchant)人名;(法)特朗尚
星级词汇:
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trenchant 尖锐的,鲜明的

来自古法语 trenchier,去砍,劈,刨,挖,词源同 trench.引申词义尖锐的,鲜明的。

trenchant (adj.)
early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c. 1600.
1. He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism.
他因这番尖锐的批评而万念俱灰,茫然不知所措。
2. His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against 〔 on 〕 apartheid.
他的演说是对种族隔离政策强有力的尖锐的抨击.
3. Some of their comments were quite trenchant.
他们的有些批评十分尖锐.
4. His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。
5. He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention.
他阐述的鲜明格言引起了人们的注意.