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

• 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。
• The most poignant moments are in the closing sequence, when real people describe the agony of being fired.
  最辛辣的片段出现在影片结尾部分，现实生活中的真实个体描述了在被解雇时感受到的痛苦。
• The significance of every moment you spent at home before you leave becomes really poignant.
  当你要离开家的时候，在家中度过的每分每秒，它们的意义都变得格外地强烈。
• 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。
• 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。
• A poignant sense engulfed him of the one-way flow of time.
  他深感到岁月流逝，一去不回。
• 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。
• 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。
• Halfway through the book, there is a poignant episode in Oslo.
  书中描述了奥斯陆发生的一段动人的小插曲。