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

• Always a poignant reminder of winter approaching, today the sound reflected his mood perfectly.
  那常常是一种辛酸的提示：冬天即将来临。今天这种悲鸣完全反映了他的心情。
• 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。
• This astounding and poignant trek, shows proud labourers in five different countries.
  这个惊人和沉重的旅程，展示来自五个不同国家民工的骄傲。
• 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。
• 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。
• A poignant sense engulfed him of the one-way flow of time.
  他深感到岁月流逝，一去不回。
• Life is Beautiful is a concentration-camp tale which is a touching and poignant movie.
  《美丽人生》是一部令人既感动又心酸的反映集中营生活的影片。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。