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trenchant 音标拼音: [tr'ɛntʃənt] a. 锐利的,尖刻的,苛刻的,有力的,分明的,清晰的 锐利的,尖刻的,苛刻的,有力的,分明的,清晰的 trenchant adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" [synonym: {searching}, {trenchant}] 2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [synonym: {hard-hitting}, {trenchant}] 3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [synonym: {clear-cut}, {distinct}, {trenchant}] Trenchant \Trench"ant\, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr. See {Trench}, v. t.] 1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was the blade." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit. [1913 Webster] 134 Moby Thesaurus words for "trenchant":
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