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poignant grief cannot endure forever
Poignant
adj.
酸楚的
这又是一个单单看中文释义要被坑死的难词。Poignant的意思一般有三个：一个是touching令人感动落泪的，比如 a poignant letter written by the victim's child; 第二个有尖锐，辛辣的意思，比如poignant satire（辛辣的讽刺）；最后还有形容味道刺鼻或者讨厌。
这么多意思，我们到底选哪一个呢？记住一个感觉“切洋葱”，你会流泪，你会觉得刺鼻，你觉得痛，这么多Poignant的体验一次get！
真题时间
The science community’s perennial lament over inadequate budgets has come to seem increasing _____, because government support for science and engineering has never been greater.
A. vital
B. hopeless
C. poignant
D. condescending
E. disingenuous
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上期真题答案
Because people expect theater directors to be authoritarians, many were surprised that Clark was so _C__.
A. histrionic
B. megalomaniacal
C. egalitarian
D. indolent
E. charismatic
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