| 单词 | trenchant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['trentʃənt] |
| 解释 | a.一针见血的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 一针见血的(sharply perceptive；penetra ting) 【考】 反义词：vague(含糊 的); dull(迟钝的) 【记】 trench(沟)+ant→说 话像挖沟，入木三分 【例】 a trenchant critic(一针见血的批 评家) |
| 字源 | trenchant (adj.) early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c.1600. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 一针见血的; 尖酸刻薄的 【记】trench(n 壕沟), ant－说话像挖沟－入木三分的 【参】entrenched(adj 确立的) 【反】vague(adj 含糊的); dull(adj 感觉或理解迟钝的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】trench 挖沟 + chant 说，唱；说话象挖沟一样，能一下挖到重点上；音：唇齿，张开嘴唇牙齿，一咬见血 |
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