poignant

• adj.鋭い; 苦い; 深い; 核心をつく
• n. (Poignant) 人の名前；（仏）ポワニャン

古フランス語のpoignant「鋭い、尖った」から。ラテン語のpungere「刺す」に由来し、語源的にはpugnacious「尖った」と同じ。

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.

1. I found the scene in which Percy proposed to Olive tremendously poignant .

パーシーがオリーヴにプロポーズするシーンはあまりにも胸が痛むと思います。

2.Harry thought the sight of her was inexpressibly poignant .

ハリーは彼女を見て何とも言えない悲しみを感じた。

3.It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.

彼は結婚式の前日に亡くなりました。これは特に悲しいです。

4.His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.

彼の歌詞は相変わらず鋭く辛辣だ。

5.A poignant anxiety thrust itself sharply into Presley 's heart.

ナイフを突き刺すような激しい焦りがPresleyの心房に突き刺さった。