Front | pertinent |
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Pron | ['pɜːrtnənt] |
Back | 【pertinent】 adj.中肯切题的 A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent information. 把造成这情况的先前事件作一简略说明,才是适当的资料。 |
Vocab | pertinentbeing of striking appropriateness and pertinence
Something pertinent is relevant and on-point. If you give your best friend pertinent advice, that means the advice is appropriate for the situation. Something pertinent is related to the current topic or situation — and probably helpful too. If you're in math class and you make a comment about World War I, that's likely not pertinent. If you're in music class and you talk about a cello, that probably is pertinent. Pertinent things are appropriate and logical. In most situations, people like to get comments and questions that are pertinent — anything else can just seem like a distraction. All forms of 'pertinent' will appear on average once every 565 pages. impertinence impertinently pertain pertinence pertinency pertinent impertinent pertinently |
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