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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• When researchers gathered together to talk about how to foster openness in biology and medical research, one of the most trenchant and moving presentations came from a22-year-old college dropout.
  在研究人员聚集一堂谈论如何促进生物学和医学研究的开放性时，一名22岁的退学生发表了一段最犀利动人的演讲。
• 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。
• 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。
• My sister had a trenchant way of cutting our bread-and-butter for us, that never varied.
  我姐姐给我们切面包、涂奶油，总是手脚麻利，十分轻快，而且动作一成不变。
• His article is trenchant. His is a cut-and-thrust style without any flourish.
  他的文章风格犀利明快，没有任何华丽的词藻。
• His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
  他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。
• Such thinking can be challenged with trenchant assessments of the risks present in each new market.
  通过对各个新市场中存在的风险做出明晰的评估，我们就可对这种自负的想法提出质疑。