形容词
1. 刺耳的;尖厉的
A piercing sound or voice is high-pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way.
1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
e.g. a cutting wind
keen winds
knifelike cold
piercing knifelike pains
piercing cold
piercing criticism
a stabbing pain
lancinating pain
Synonym: cuttingkeenknifelikestabbinglancinatelancinating
2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
e.g. an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
penetrating insight
frequent penetrative observations
Synonym: acutediscriminatingincisivekeenknifelikepenetratingpenetrativesharp