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Trenchant describes criticism, comments, or writing that are sharp, clear, and — they go straight to the real point and do not it to protect anyone's feelings. A trenchant analysis cuts through the confusion and shows what is actually going on; a trenchant critic says the uncomfortable thing everyone else avoided.
Trenchant describes criticism, comments, or writingTrenchant用來形容批評、評論或文章 that are sharp, clear, and forceful尖銳、清楚、有力的 they go straight to the real point直接切入重點 and do not soften it to protect anyone's feelings不會為了顧及誰的感受而軟化說法 A trenchant analysis一篇trenchant的分析 cuts through the confusion能穿透混亂 and shows what is actually going on點出真正發生的事 a trenchant critic一個trenchant的評論者 says the uncomfortable thing everyone else avoided會說出大家都在迴避的那件尷尬的事
The word is mostly positive: it praises accuracy and courage, not . That is the difference from 'harsh' or 'cutting', which say the words hurt but not that they were right. Trenchant almost always carries the sense that the speaker was correct as well as blunt.
The word is mostly positive這個字大多是正面的 it praises accuracy and courage稱讚的是準確和勇氣 not rudeness不是無禮 That is the difference from 'harsh' or 'cutting'這就是它跟'harsh'或'cutting'不同的地方 which say the words hurt那兩個字只說話很傷人 but not that they were right卻沒說那些話是對的 Trenchant almost always carries the senseTrenchant幾乎都帶有一種意思 that the speaker was correct as well as blunt說話的人不只直白，還說對了
It is a formal, written word — you find it in book reviews, editorials, and academic writing, describing criticism, commentary, observation, wit, analysis. People rarely call a person trenchant on their own; they call what the person said or wrote trenchant.
It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面用字 you find it in book reviews, editorials, and academic writing會出現在書評、社論和學術寫作裡 describing criticism, commentary, observation, wit, analysis用來形容批評、評論、觀察、機智言論、分析 People rarely call a person trenchant on their own很少有人單獨用trenchant形容一個人 they call what the person said or wrote trenchant大家形容的是這個人說的話或寫的東西是trenchant
Occasionally you will see it stretched to mean simply 'well defined and sharp-edged', which is closer to its old meaning of cutting.
Occasionally you will see it stretched to mean simply 'well defined and sharp-edged'偶爾你會看到這個字被引申成單純的「輪廓分明、邊緣銳利」 which is closer to its old meaning of cutting這反而比較接近它「切割」的舊義
組成It came into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the -ing form of trenchier, 'to cut'. So the word literally meant 'cutting' — sharp words that cut through.
同家族的字
- trenchsame Old French root — a trench is a long cut dug into the ground
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
trenchantadj/ˈtɹɛnʃənt/
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archaicFitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
- The trenchant blade, Toledo trusty, / For want of fighting was grown rusty, / And ate into itself, for lack / Of somebody to hew and hack.
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archaicbiologynatural-scienceszoologyFitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
- The trenchant talonid is a character of some miacids and distinguishes these teeth from the hyaenodontids and oxyaenids.
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Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.
- trenchant wit
- His eyes, of the usual blue, were perhaps remarkably cold, and he certainly could make his glance fall on one as trenchant and heavy as an axe.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。