单词 | trenchant |
释义 | trenchant —trenchancy, n. —trenchantly, adv. /tren"cheuhnt/, adj. 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. 2. vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. 3. clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. [1275-1325; ME tranchaunt < AF; OF trenchant, prp. of trenchier to cut. See TRENCH, -ANT] Syn. 1. sharp, biting, acute. |
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