单词 | cogent |
释义 | cogentWord family nouncogenceadjectivecogentadverbcogently co·gent /ˈkəʊdʒənt $ ˈkoʊ-/ adjectiveadj formal LOGICALif a statement is cogent, it seems reasonable and correct 令人信服的,有说服力的 cogent argument/reason/case etc a cogent argument for banning the drug 禁用该药物令人信服的理由 —cogently adverbadv —cogency noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus cogent• His assessment may be the most cogent and logical around today.• The court will require clear, cogent evidence before its decision can be changed.• On the threshold of war there is always cogent justification for entering it.• The orchestra is severely stretched to maintain any sort of cogent line, and the fantasy of the work is all but lost.• We read no cogent outcries from illiterates.• There are some cogent reasons for using paper sludge, he claims.• There are cogent reasons why the constitution drafters decided to generalize rather than to particularize. cogent argument/reason/case etc• Screening for prostatic cancer Editor, - Fritz H Schröder makes a cogent case against widespread screening for cancer of the prostate.• There are some cogent reasons for using paper sludge, he claims.• Defence could muster cogent arguments to maintain an unusually high level of expenditure.• There are cogent reasons why the constitution drafters decided to generalize rather than to particularize. (1600-1700) Latin present participle of cogere “to drive together, collect”, from co- ( → CO-) + agere “to drive” |
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