cogent
英 ['k??d?(?)nt]
美['kod??nt]
- adj. 強有力的；使人信服的
IELTSGRE擴展詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?cogently;名詞:?cogency;
中文詞源
cogent 有說服力的
co-, 強調。-ag, 驅動，做，詞源同agent.
英文詞源
- cogent
- cogent: see squat
- cogent (adj.)
- 1650s, from French cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from Latin cogentem (nominative cogens), present participle of cogere "to curdle; to compel; to collect," literally "to drive together," from com- "together" (see co-) + agere "to drive" (see act (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
- 她為放棄這個計劃提出了一些具有說服力的理由。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. There were perfectly cogent reasons why Julian Cavendish should be told of the Major's impending return.
- 要將少校即將返回的消息告知朱利安·卡文迪什是有絕對充足的理由的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Nancy's speech was very cogent.
- 南施的演說很有說服力.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The result is a cogent explanation of inflation.
- 結果令人信服地解釋了通貨膨脹問題.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Croly's writings provided progressives with their most cogent arguments in behalf of positive legislation.
- 克羅利的著作,為進步派支持立法提供了無可辯駁的論據.
來自辭典例句