English Dictionary

poignant

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɔɪn.jənt/

形容詞

廃用 武器 通常 比喩的用法 におい 前置詞句 イギリス英語 古風

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen. / Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. / Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

日本語の意味

鋭く尖った（武器などに使われる古い意味） / 見事で的を射た、適切・関連性のある / 強い感情を呼び起こす、感動的な、心に深く響く

The smith forged a poignant blade that could pierce the heaviest armor.

鍛冶屋は最も重い鎧をも貫くことができる先の鋭い刃を鍛え上げた。

意味（1）

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.

His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed ….

意味（2）

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.

意味（3）

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

意味（4）

(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.

意味（5）

(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.

His comments were poignant and witty.

意味（6）

(chiefly Britain, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.

more poignant （ comparative ）

most poignant （ superlative ）