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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• A trenchant wit [ style]
  锋锐的机智[格调]
• Her trenchant, acid wit.
  她那种犀利尖刻的机智。
• The timing is provocative, three weeks before the US presidential election, because Mr Krugman has been a trenchant and influential critic both of the Bush administration and of John McCain.
  时间安排具有挑衅性，因为克鲁格曼一直是针对布什政府和麦凯恩（JohnMcCain）犀利而又具有影响力的批评人士，而现在离美国大选还有三个星期。
• 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。
• 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；
• He wrote a series of trenchant articles on the state of the British theatre.
  他就英国剧院的状况写了一系列犀利的文章。
• They became vocal, even trenchant, in their discontent.
  他们大声甚至是犀利的表达自己的不满。