A pertinent question, comment, or fact is one that directly relates to what is being considered. It is not merely in the same wide area; it is to the point.

A pertinent question, comment, or fact一個pertinent的問題、意見或事實 is one that directly relates to what is being considered是直接和正在討論的事情有關的。 It is not merely in the same wide area它不只是「大概相關」而已; it is to the point而是真正切中要點。

You can say a lot of true things in a meeting that are still not pertinent, because they do not help the question on the table.

You can say a lot of true things in a meeting你可以在會議上說很多真實的話 that are still not pertinent但那些話還是可能不pertinent, because they do not help the question on the table因為它們對桌上正在討論的問題沒有幫助。

The word is a little formal. In everyday talk, relevant is the common choice, though actually pertinent often feels tighter: relevant can mean “connected somehow,” while a pertinent remark is the one that lands on the exact matter.

The word is a little formal這個字有一點正式。 In everyday talk, relevant is the common choice日常說話比較常用relevant, though actually pertinent often feels tighter不過其實pertinent給人的感覺更精準一點: relevant can mean 'connected somehow'relevant可能只是指「多少有點關係」, while a pertinent remark is the one that lands on the exact matter而一句pertinent的話,是真正落在核心重點上的那一句。

You will hear it from teachers, in essays, and in careful discussion. Younger speakers in casual chat rarely use it; they say that’s a good point, or that’s not what we’re talking about.

You will hear it from teachers, in essays, and in careful discussion你會從老師口中、在文章裡,以及在慎重的討論中聽到這個字。 Younger speakers in casual chat rarely use it年輕人平常聊天很少用它; they say that's a good point他們會說that's a good point那說得好, or that's not what we're talking about或that's not what we're talking about那不是我們在講的事。