(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking (人,心智)敏锐的,睿智的 she was an incisive critic. 她是个敏锐的批评家。 ■(of an account) accurate and sharply focused (叙述)尖锐的,精准的 the songs offer incisive pictures of American ways. 这些歌曲呈现出一幅幅描述美国方式的精准图景。 ■(of an action) quick and direct (行动)快速切入的,迅疾的 the most incisive move of a tight match. 一场难分难解的比赛中最迅疾的一招。
派生 incisively adverb incisiveness noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'cutting, penetrating'): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere 'cut into' (see incise)