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incisive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ci·sive /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ adjective  CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDshowing intelligence and a clear understanding of something 尖锐的,切中要害的incisive remarks/criticism etc Her questions were well-formulated and incisive. 她的问题明晰而尖锐。incisively adverbincisiveness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
incisiveHis craft just keeps getting better, his gentle ribbing of modern human existence ever-more incisive.The Chicago settings are authentically bleak and the plotting subtle and incisive.Her ability to combine ravishing description with incisive analysis was outstanding.Everyman wasn't as comprehensive and incisive as it might have been, but it was an intriguing, doleful documentary none the less.an incisive critique of American politicsFor some one who had just completed an incisive experiment, Stafford seemed remarkably subdued, even irritable.You may know him as the talented creator of that incisive Tucson Weekly comic strip, Staggering Heights.How she would have skewered all this passing fuss with her incisive wit!
in·ci·sive adjectiveChineseSyllable
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incisive
incisive /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ adjective
showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something
    incisive remarks/criticism etc
    Her questions were well-formulated and incisive.
—incisively adverb
—incisiveness noun [uncountable]


in·ci·siveBrE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ 🔊 adjective (approving) showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this 锐利的;透彻的incisive comments/criticism/analysis 深刻的评论/批评/分析an incisive mind敏锐的头脑showing sb's ability to take decisions and act with force 果断的;当机立断的an incisive performance果敢的表现 in·ci·sive·ly BrE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪvli/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪvli/ 🔊 adverb in·ci·sive·ness BrE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]