trenchant
/ˈtrentʃənt/adjective
1
- vigorous or incisive in expression or style（言辞或风格）犀利的, 锐利的：
the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.
白皮书对卫生主管部门提出了严厉批评。
2
- archaic & poetic/literary (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge〈古, 诗/文〉（武器, 工具）锋利的：
a trenchant blade.
锋利的刀刃。
派生词
trenchancy
noun （限义项1）trenchantly
adverb （限义项1）词源
Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French， literally 'cutting'， present participle of trenchier （see TRENCH）.