poignant

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/|[ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt]    美 /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/|[ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt]|/ˈpoɪ.njənt/|[ˈpoɪɲ.ənt]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sharp-pointed; keen. obsolete,usually
    — His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].
  2. Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
    — A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.
  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. Piquant, pungent. figuratively
  5. Incisive; penetrating; piercing. figuratively
    — His comments were poignant and witty.
  6. Inducing sharp physical pain. UK,dated

词形变化

more poignant comparative most poignant superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
poignance unpoignant
相关词
poignancy poignantly

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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