• adj. 辛辣的；刺激性的；苦痛的；尖刻的

来自拉丁语pungere,刺，叮，咬，来自PIE*pung,刺，击，打，词源同point,puncture.引申词义刺鼻的，一针见血的等。

pungent (adj.)

1590s, "sharp, poignant" (of pain or grief), from Latin pungentem (nominative pungens), present participle of pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict," related to pugnus "fist" (see pugnacious). Meaning "having powerful odor or taste" first recorded 1660s. Literal sense "sharp, pointed" (c. 1600) is very rare in English, mostly limited to botany. Middle English and early Modern English also had a now-obsolete verb punge "to prick, pierce; to smart, cause to sting," from Latin pungere. Related: Pungently.

1. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.

他喜欢剧中尖锐机敏、一针见血的社会分析。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The taste is bitter and disagreeably pungent.

味道既苦又辣得呛鼻。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the pungent smell of burning rubber

烧橡胶的刺鼻气味

来自《权威词典》

4. The pungent, choking smell of sulphur filled the air.

空气中弥漫着刺鼻呛人的硫磺气味.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. This is the pungent and original argument.

这就是那尖锐而有独到之处的论点.

来自《简明英汉词典》