poignancy
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpɔɪ.njən.si/ us/ˈpɔɪ.njən.si/
辛酸
the quality of causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
The production took on added poignancy due to the director's recent death.
The poem has a haunting poignancy. 这首诗有一种令人难以忘怀的凄凉。
See: poignant
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- She begins to question, with great poignancy, what her son's sacrifice was for.
- There are many moments of almost unbearable poignancy in the film.
- Even his faltering memory was a source of poignancy.