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小词详解 | poignant
poignant 英 [ˈpɔɪnjənt] 美 [ˈpɔɪnjənt]
Many people have written poignant memoirs of caring for loved ones who have lost to dementia much of their memory and their ability to lead independent lives.
许多人写下了辛酸的回忆录,讲述他们照顾因痴呆症而失去大部分记忆和独立生活能力的亲人的经历。
——《经济学人》Some of the most poignant and moving music Verdi wrote comes when characters longingly recall their homelands.
威尔第创作的一些最令人心酸和感动的音乐都是在人物渴望地回忆他们的祖国时创作的。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 唤起强烈的悲伤或懊悔感的
切肤之痛
poignant agonies辛酸的回忆
poignant memories悲惨的景象
a poignant sight他在婚礼前一天去世了,这令人分外悲痛。他全身心地投入工作结果损害了他的健康。
It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding. He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
He struggled long to keep up an equality with Catherine in her studies, and yielded with poignant though silent regret; but he yielded completely.
他长久努力想要跟凯瑟琳在她的求学上保持平等的地位,却带着沉默的而又痛切的遗憾,终于舍弃了;而且他是完全舍弃了。
pitiful: deserving or arousing pity pathetic: arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness touching: arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude