in·ci·sive
adjective/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/
/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/
(approving)- showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this
锐利的；透彻的 - incisive comments/criticism/analysis
深刻的评论／批评／分析 - He had a clear, incisive mind.
他头脑清醒而且敏锐。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- She is an incisive critic of the current education system.
她对当前的教育体制提出了深刻的批评。 - Their comedy is savage and incisive.
他们的喜剧是野蛮而深刻的。
- incisive comments/criticism/analysis
- showing somebody’s ability to take decisions and act with force
果断的；当机立断的 - an incisive performance
果敢的表现
- an incisive performance
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.