trenchant
trenchant 英 [ˈtrentʃənt] 美 [ˈtrɛntʃənt]
adj. 尖刻的；锐利的；苛刻的；锋利的（名词trenchancy，副词trenchantly）
名词复数:trenchants
- If you're trenchant, it means you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right to the heart of the matter. A trenchant observation is one that makes people scratch their chins thoughtfully, or wince with embarrassment for whomever you're talking about, or both.
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- adj. 尖刻的；锐利的；苛刻的；锋利的（名词trenchancy，副词trenchantly）
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1. 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？
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2. Is this trenchant social commentary or the petulant complaint of the privileged class?
是对社会尖锐的批判还是上层社会任性的牢骚？
- trenchant (adj.) early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c. 1600.
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