poignant

英 [ˈpɔɪnjənt]

美 [ˈpɔɪnjənt]

adj.  令人沉痛的; 悲惨的; 酸楚的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 令人沉痛的；悲惨的；酸楚的
  having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad
  1. a poignant image/moment/memory, etc.
     悲惨的形象、时刻、回忆等
  2. Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
     她的容颜显示青春已逝，令人感伤。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人痛苦的；辛酸的；惨痛的
  Something that ispoignantaffects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or regret.
  1. ...a poignant combination of beautiful surroundings and tragic history.
     美丽山水和悲惨历史让人黯然神伤的结合
  2. ...a poignant love story...
     辛酸的爱情故事
  3. Harry thought the sight of her was inexpressibly poignant.
     哈里觉得看到她有种难以言喻的哀伤。

英英释义

adj

• arousing affect
  1. the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
  2. poignant grief cannot endure forever
  3. his gratitude was simple and touching
  Synonym:affectingtouching
• keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  1. poignant anxiety

双语例句

• It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.
  他在婚礼前一天去世了，这分外令人哀痛。
• In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
  事实上，这些经验可能是最深刻和最重要的。
• Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is.
  以期望与实际之间经常性的令人不快的差异或者不和谐为特点。
• The history connected with the Taj Mahal is a very poignant one.
  与泰姬陵有关的历史很令人心酸。
• His wife was so poignant and timely.
  他的妻子是这样有分寸和适时宜。
• Some Japanese say that the cherry blossoms'ephemeral nature serves as a poignant reminder of how life itself is fleeting.
  一些日本人说樱花的转瞬即逝让人联想到生命本身的短暂。
• I usually don't love animation, but Barnyard was poignant and entertaining.
  我通常不喜欢动画片，但是疯狂农场充满了评论价值和娱乐性。
• I found the scene in which Percy proposed to Olive tremendously poignant.
  我觉得珀西向奥利芙求婚的一幕太让人心酸了。
• He will always be the survivor who walked away from one of the most poignant tragedies in history.
  他将永远是历史上最揪心的一幕悲剧的幸存者。
• Harry thought the sight of her was inexpressibly poignant.
  哈里觉得看到她有种难以言喻的哀伤。