pungent
/ˈpʌndʒənt/adjective
1- having a sharply strong taste or smell有刺激性气味（或味道）的, 辣的：
the pungent smell of frying onions.
炸洋葱的辣味。
1.1
- (of comment, criticism, or humour) having a sharp and caustic quality（评论, 批评, 幽默）辛辣的, 尖刻的, 尖锐的。
派生词
pungency
nounpungently
adverb词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'very painful or distressing'）： from Latin pungent- 'pricking', from the verb pungere.