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

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.
  他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• 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。
• What a beautifully written poignant love story and fell in love with all the characters ( especially Luke).
  小说讲述了一个凄美的爱情故事，我爱上了所有的出场人物（尤其是卢克）。
• The use of tritones and semitones is paramount throughout this work to give it its distinctly poignant flavour.
  歌曲中采用了大量的三全音和半音，为作品营造了一抹特有的沉重愁惨意味。
• But Rowling saves her most poignant observations for the disappointments of marriage and relationships.
  但罗琳最深刻辛酸的观察还要算是对婚姻和恋爱关系的失望。
• 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。
• Is the pain of losing a poignant and only warm the hearts of the aesthetic;
  是不是丢掉了凄美的痛楚，才温馨了心中的唯美；
• There is no more poignant or painful reminder of how important it is, that we do so.
  我们不再需要任何痛苦或悲惨的时间来提醒我们这有多么重要。
• I could not erase from my mind the poignant thought.
  我无法驱散萦绕在我心头的痛切之感。
• 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。