trenchant

英 [ˈtrentʃənt]

美 [ˈtrentʃənt]

adj.  尖锐的; 有效的; 鲜明的

GRE

BNC.23296 / COCA.28099

牛津词典

adj.

• 尖锐的；有效的；鲜明的
  expressed strongly and effectively, in a clear way

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （批评、评论等）鲜明的，犀利的，尖锐的，中肯的
  You can usetrenchantto describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful.
  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 comment was trenchant and perceptive.
     他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。

英英释义

adj

• clearly or sharply defined to the mind
  1. clear-cut evidence of tampering
  2. Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
  3. trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
  Synonym:clear-cutdistinct
• characterized by or full of force and vigor
  1. a hard-hitting expose
  2. a trenchant argument
  Synonym:hard-hitting
• having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
  1. searching insights
  2. trenchant criticism
  Synonym:searching

双语例句

• First, the lonely boar-spears and knives of the chase had been reddened as of old; then, had gleamed trenchant in the morning sunshine;
  起先清冷的狩猎用的野猪矛和猎刀按往常一样先泛出红光，然后便在晨曦中清晰地闪亮；
• Dorothy parker's writing is characterized by a trenchant wit and sophistication.
  多罗茜帕克作品的特别是机智、老练。
• His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
  他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。
• Li fang We used to say she is misunderstood, trenchant.
  我们以前对她都是误解，说分明就好了。
• Who besides Michael Jackson would follow a tender love song with a trenchant critique of the media?
  除了迈克尔·杰克逊，还有谁会在尖锐地批评了媒体后，再接一首温柔情歌？
• Inheriting the ironical tradition in British literature, he depicts in a trenchant and humourous tone of writing a real picture of British social reality after World War ⅰ, including politics, culture, social custom and human nature.
  他继承了英国文学中的反讽传统，以犀利而幽默的笔调描绘了一幅一战后英国的社会现实之画，涵盖了政治、文化、社会风俗以及人性等诸多方面。
• Even Hung, I am surprised to find, is a trenchant critic of how China is portrayed in the west and she complains that when she is overseas, she still gets asked how she got out of the country.
  我惊奇地发现，即使是洪晃，对于西方人对中国的描述也持尖锐的批评态度。她抱怨称，直到现在，在海外的时候，还有人问她是如何从中国脱身的。
• His trenchant sense was never stopped by his rules of daily prudence, but was always up to the new occasion.
  他那锋利的感觉从不会被日常的谨慎弄得愚钝，总是准备欢迎新情况。
• The strong moral sense, the vivid folk style, and the trenchant anti-modernism distinguish him from other novelists of the time.
  强烈的道德感、鲜明的民间化倾向和反现代性立场是张炜区别于当代文坛其他小说家的鲜明特色。
• From the structure arrangement, the emphases of this paper is trenchant.
  同时在结构安排上祥略有次，重点突出。