poignancy

英 [ˈpɔɪnjənsi]

美 [ˈpɔɪnjənsi]

n.  辛酸;惨痛

BNC.22857 / COCA.22145

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 辛酸;惨痛
  Poignancyis the quality that something has when it affects you deeply and makes you feel very sad.
  1. The film contains moments of almost unbearable poignancy...
     电影中有几段几乎让人辛酸得不忍目睹。
  2. There is a certain poignancy about Eric.
     埃里克的身上有一种哀伤。

英英释义

noun

• a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
  1. the film captured all the pathos of their situation
  Synonym:pathos
• a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
  1. a moment of extraordinary poignancy
  Synonym:poignance

双语例句

• The film contains moments of almost unbearable poignancy
  电影中有几段几乎让人辛酸得不忍目睹。
• The original film had both wit and poignancy.
  这部独创性的电影既幽默又辛辣。
• The poem has a haunting poignancy.
  这首诗感人肺腑，读后难忘。
• As she sat in church her face had a pathos and poignancy.
  当她坐在教堂里时，脸上带着一种哀婉和辛辣的表情。
• When we are scared, or frustrated, when we see injustice, when we are deeply touched by the poignancy of humanity, we cry.
  当我们感到恐惧或受挫、目睹不公，或是被人类的苦难深深触动时，我们都会流泪。
• An undercurrent of trauma runs through ordinary life, shot through as it is with the poignancy of impermanence.
  心理创伤的暗流不停在日常生活中涌动，于无常的人生里，伴随各种辛酸经历将我们击垮。
• There was a poignancy in the air.
  空气中有一种辛酸的气氛。
• Besides, many of the joys and sorrows of childhood have lost their poignancy;
  此外，童年时代的欢乐和悲伤大都成为往事前尘，它们已然失去了当时的锋芒；
• There is a certain poignancy about Eric.
  埃里克的身上有一种哀伤。