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trenchant

英 ['tren(t)ʃ(ə)nt]美['trɛntʃənt]
  • 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

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


副词: trenchantly;

中文词源


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。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Some of their comments were quite trenchant.
他们的有些批评十分尖锐.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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