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-derivedCommon 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.