Pungent



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.味道刺激的; 苛刻的
• ［英］ adj.味道刺激的 ( acrid; piquant; racy) ; 苛刻的 ( caustic)
• ［类］ pungent : odor / caustic : comment ( 辛辣的气味 / 尖刻的评论)
• ［记］ pung ( 刺) ＋ent -> 刺激的
• ［例］ Pungent remarks about sb.'s lateness.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin pungent-, pungens, present participle of pungere to prick, sting; akin to Latin pugnus fist, pugnare to fight, Greek pygmē fist
• Date: 1597
• 1. sharply painful
• 2. having a stiff and sharp point <pungent leaves>
• 3.
  • a. marked by a sharp incisive quality ; caustic <a pungent critic><pungent language>
  • b. being sharp and to the point
• 4.
  • a. causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially acrid
  • b. having an intense flavor or odor <a pungent chili>
• ? pungently adverb
• Synonyms:
  • pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses. pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors <a cheese with a pungent odor>. piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency<a piquant sauce>. poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions<felt a poignant sense of loss>. racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired<spontaneous, racy prose>.

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