exigent
/ˈeksɪdʒənt/adjective
- formal pressing; demanding〈正式〉紧急的; 迫切的; 急迫的:
the exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice.
与她同时代的人对音乐的迫切需求对她的嗓音造成了伤害。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin exigent- 'completing, ascertaining', from the verb exigere (see EXACT).