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pungent a.味道刺激的；苛刻的 pungent (adj.) 1590s, "sharp, poignant" (of pain or grief), from Latin pungentem (nominative pungens), present participle of pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict," related to pugnus "fist" (see pugnacious). Meaning "having powerful odor or taste" first recorded 1660s. Literal sense "sharp, pointed" (c.1600) is very rare in English, mostly limited to botany. Middle English and early Modern English also had a now-obsolete verb punge "to prick, pierce; to smart, cause to sting," from Latin pungere. Related: Pungently. 【记】音：喷针，嘴巴辣的象向外喷针，辣椒太刺激，尖锐；音：盘蒸，盆蒸，盘子蒸的东西发出辣味；

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['pʌndʒənt] 【英】 adj.味道刺激的(acri d; piquant; racy)；苛刻的(caustic)【考】 pungent : odor / caustic : comment(辛辣的气味/尖刻的 评论)【记】 pung(刺)＋ent→刺激 的【例】 Pungent remarks about sb.'s lateness. adj. 味道刺鼻的; 语言刻薄的【记】pung刺, ent－刺激的【类】pungent: odor = caustic: comment辛辣的气味 = 尖刻的评论

单词	pungent
音标	['pʌndʒənt]
解释	a.味道刺激的；苛刻的
红宝书	【英】 adj.味道刺激的(acri d; piquant; racy)；苛刻的(caustic) 【考】 pungent : odor / caustic : comment(辛辣的气味/尖刻的评论) 【记】 pung(刺)＋ent→刺激的【例】 Pungent remarks about sb.'s lateness.
字源	pungent (adj.) 1590s, "sharp, poignant" (of pain or grief), from Latin pungentem (nominative pungens), present participle of pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict," related to pugnus "fist" (see pugnacious). Meaning "having powerful odor or taste" first recorded 1660s. Literal sense "sharp, pointed" (c.1600) is very rare in English, mostly limited to botany. Middle English and early Modern English also had a now-obsolete verb punge "to prick, pierce; to smart, cause to sting," from Latin pungere. Related: Pungently.
不择手段背单词	adj. 味道刺鼻的; 语言刻薄的【记】pung刺, ent－刺激的【类】pungent: odor = caustic: comment辛辣的气味 = 尖刻的评论
趣味全助记	【记】音：喷针，嘴巴辣的象向外喷针，辣椒太刺激，尖锐；音：盘蒸，盆蒸，盘子蒸的东西发出辣味；

Pungent Odor Sharp Latin Prick Sting English Pʌndʒənt