early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism.
他因這番尖銳的批評而萬念俱灰，茫然不知所措。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against 〔 on 〕 apartheid.
他的演說是對種族隔離政策強(qiáng)有力的尖銳的抨擊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Some of their comments were quite trenchant.
他們的有些批評十分尖銳.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
他的評論既一針見血又鞭辟入里。
來自辭典例句
5. He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention.