having a sharply strong taste or smell 有刺激性气味(或味道)的,辣的 the pungent smell of frying onions. 炸洋葱的辣味。 ■(of comment, criticism, or humour) having a sharp and caustic quality (评论,批评,幽默)辛辣的,尖刻的,尖锐的
派生 pungency noun pungently adverb 语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'very painful or distressing'): from Latin pungent- 'pricking', from the verb pungere