incisive

incisive
adjective
  1. (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking
    (人,心智)敏锐的,睿智的
    she was an incisive critic.
    她是个敏锐的批评家。
    ■(of an account) accurate and sharply focused
    (叙述)尖锐的,精准的
    the songs offer incisive pictures of American ways.
    这些歌曲呈现出一幅幅描述美国方式的精准图景。
    ■(of an action) quick and direct
    (行动)快速切入的,迅疾的
    the most incisive move of a tight match.
    一场难分难解的比赛中最迅疾的一招。
派生
incisively
adverb
incisiveness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'cutting, penetrating'): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere 'cut into' (see incise)
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