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poignant grief cannot endure forever
Poignant
adj.
酸楚的
這又是一個單單看中文釋義要被坑死的難詞。Poignant的意思一般有三個：一個是touching令人感動落淚的，比如 a poignant letter written by the victim's child; 第二個有尖銳，辛辣的意思，比如poignant satire（辛辣的諷刺）；最後還有形容味道刺鼻或者討厭。
這麼多意思，我們到底選哪一個呢？記住一個感覺“切洋蔥”，你會流淚，你會覺得刺鼻，你覺得痛，這麼多Poignant的體驗一次get！
真題時間
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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上期真題答案
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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