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

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