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
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