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单词 poignancy
释义
poignancy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɔɪ.njən.si/us
/ˈpɔɪ.njən.si/
thequalityofcausingor having a verysharpfeelingofsadness:
Theproductiontook onaddedpoignancydueto the director'srecentdeath.
Thepoemhas ahauntingpoignancy.
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poignant
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  • Shebeginstoquestion, withgreatpoignancy, what her son'ssacrificewas for.
  • There are manymomentsofalmostunbearablepoignancy in thefilm.
  • Even hisfalteringmemorywas asourceof poignancy.
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(Definition ofpoignancyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpoignancy

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Particularly appreciated was the pathos of the narrative, the realism of the setting and thepoignancyof the acting performances.
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Stories are played with humour,poignancy, urgency, anger, despair, hope, compassion, and love.
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Here, the dangers and potentialities of a ' real love affair ' are outlined with affectingpoignancy.
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The whole event and context was memorable for its historical and culturalpoignancy.
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There is today apoignancyabout their invention both of a new taxonomy of housing design and of a concept of social architecture.
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Further, there existed a feature of the colonial petition that addedpoignancyto the assertion of village boundaries.
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Deaths of his friends may have a certainpoignancy.
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The preoccupation with time left to live loses some of itspoignancy.
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However, in many cases urban politics have given greaterpoignancyto rural ethnic identities, and made them a national concern. 19.
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Of particularpoignancyin this balancing act is the case of religious activity.
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Despite, or perhaps because of this, there are moments of real beauty andpoignancyin this highly individual concerto, inspired by contemporary political events.
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The inclusion of a number of personal testimonies adds a human dimension andpoignancyto the narrative that makes it compelling reading.
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This was an image of infinitepoignancy, showing a man and a woman in the silence of their half-built house.
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This reading adds a particularpoignancyto the basic ambivalence that seems to underlie the whole book.
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But the remark had a literalpoignancy.
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