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incisive

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/🇺🇸 US/in'saisiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Intelligently analytical and direct; expressing ideas clearly and forcefully.

犀利的,一针见血的,深刻的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
ciscut, kill, fall
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=incisive

Common Collocations

  • 1.incisive analysis深刻的分析
  • 2.incisive comment尖锐的评论
  • 3.incisive wit敏锐的机智

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her incisive analysis revealed the root cause of the problem.

  • 2.

    The professor gave an incisive analysis of the political situation.

  • 3.

    Her incisive comments cut through the confusion.

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