early 14c., "cutting, sharp," from Old French trenchant "cutting, sharp" (literal and figurative), present participle of trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Figurative sense in English is from c. 1600.
实用例句
1. He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism.
他因这番尖锐的批评而万念俱灰，茫然不知所措。来自柯林斯例句
2. His speech was a powerful and trenchant attack against 〔 on 〕 apartheid.
他的演说是对种族隔离政策强有力的尖锐的抨击.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Some of their comments were quite trenchant.
他们的有些批评十分尖锐.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。来自辞典例句
5. He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention.
