单词 | pertinent |
释义 | pertinent (pɜːʳtɪnənt ) adjective Something that is pertinent is relevant to a particular subject. [formal] She had asked some pertinent questions. Pertinent information will be forwarded to the appropriate party. ...knowledge and skills pertinent to classroom teaching. [+ to] Synonyms: relevant, fitting, fit, material pertinently graded adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB with cl] 'If we pay players, how far do we go?' Gresson asked pertinently. Where had they learned all this, or, more pertinently, why had they remembered it? pertinence uncountable noun I do not see the pertinence of most of this material. Collocations: pertinent observation An effective instruction; a pertinent observation; something that worked so well you have stood by it since. Times, Sunday Times Are we deceived by that fast-ground stuff when an equally pertinent observation concerns the horse's optimum distance? Times, Sunday Times His first pertinent observation since being elected in 1997. Times, Sunday Times The pertinent question, he said, was not who selected the samples, but who 'deselected' others. Times, Sunday Times We see what happened inside the control room that night and get the answer to the most pertinent question - how could this happen? Times, Sunday Times The sophisticated allow others to do all the talking, encouraging them with the odd pertinent question until the others reveal their life stories. Times, Sunday Times A pertinent question, since military experts have been warning for the past 17 months that the war cannot be won with air power alone. Times, Sunday Times And he asks a pertinent question: can people choose not to be shamed? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 相关的 Japanese: 関係がある |
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