poignant的词源

英文词源

poignant

poignant: see punctuation

poignant (adj.)

late 14c., "painful to physical or mental feeling" (of sauce, spice, wine as well as things that affect the feelings), from Old French poignant "sharp, pointed" (13c.), present participle of poindre "to prick, sting," from Latin pungere "to prick" (see pungent). Related: Poignantly.

The word disguises a linguistics trick-play, a double reverse. Latin pungere is from the same root as Latin pugnus "fist," and represents a metathesis of -n- and -g- that later was reversed in French.

中文词源

poignant：悲惨的

来自古法语poignant,锋利的，尖锐的，来自拉丁语pungere,刺，词源同pugnacious,point.

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