资料来源 : pyDict

锐利的,尖刻的,苛刻的,有力的,分明的,清晰的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Trenchant \Trench"ant\, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr.
   See {Trench}, v. t.]
   1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. `` Trenchant was
      the blade.'' --Chaucer.

   2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.

资料来源 : WordNet®

trenchant
     adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought,
            expression, or intellect; "searching insights";
            "trenchant criticism" [syn: {searching}]
     2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting
        expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: {hard-hitting}]
     3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence
        of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain
        with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant
        distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: {clear-cut}, {distinct}]