poignant
poignant 英 [ˈpɔɪnjənt] 美 [ˈpɔɪnjənt]
adj. 辛酸的；酸楚的
a poignant image, a poignant moment, a poignant memory 悲惨的形象、时刻、回忆等
Her face was a poignant reminderof the passing of time. 她的容颜显示青春已逝，教人感伤。
- Something that is poignant touches you deeply. Watching a poignant YouTube video about baby penguins chasing their mothers, for example, might give you a lump in your throat.
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- adj. 辛酸的；酸楚的
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1. a poignant image, a poignant moment, a poignant memory
悲惨的形象、时刻、回忆等
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2. Her face was a poignant reminderof the passing of time.
她的容颜显示青春已逝，教人感伤。
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3. the poignancy of parting and separation
扎心的分开和离别
- poignant (adj.) late 14c., "painful to physical or mental feeling" (of sauce, spice, wine as well as things that affect the feelings), from Old French poignant "sharp, pointed" (13c.), present participle of poindre "to prick, sting," from Latin pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict" (from suffixed form of PIE root *peuk- "to prick"). Related: Poignantly.
poign·ant / ˈpɔɪnjənt ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjənt / adjective having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad 令人沉痛的；悲惨的；酸楚的 SYN moving ◆ a poignant image/moment/memory, etc. 悲惨的形象、时刻、回忆等 ◆ Her face was a poignant reminderof the passing of time. 她的容颜显示青春已逝，教人感伤。 ▶ poign·ancy / ˈpɔɪnjənsi ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjənsi / noun [uncountable ] ◆ the poignancy of parting and separation 别离的痛苦 ◆ Of particular poignancy was the photograph of their son with his sisters, taken the day before he died. 特别令人感伤的是他们的儿子去世前一天和姐妹们的合影。 poign·ant·ly / ˈpɔɪnjəntli ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjəntli / adverb poign·ant / ˈpɔɪnjənt ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjənt / poign·ancy / ˈpɔɪnjənsi ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjənsi / poign·ant·ly / ˈpɔɪnjəntli ; NAmE ˈpɔɪnjəntli /
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