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poignant

🇬🇧 UK/'pɒinәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Evoking a keen sense of sadness, regret, or emotional distress; deeply moving

令人心酸的;感人至深的;辛辣的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
poignpoint, dot, mark
+
antperforming, being in a state
=poignant

Common Collocations

  • 1.poignant reminder令人心酸的提醒
  • 2.poignant moment感人至深的时刻
  • 3.[deeply poignant]极为动人的
  • 4.poignant story催人泪下的故事

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The film's poignant ending left the entire audience in tears.

  • 2.

    Her speech was a poignant reminder of how much had been lost during the war.

  • 3.

    There was something poignant about watching the old man return to his childhood home.

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