exigent
美音:
[´eksıdʒənt
]英音:
[´eksıdʒənt
]adj.紧急的,迫切的,苛求的,要求很高的
难易程度:
exigent为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:exigently
词根
act=to act(行动)
近义词, 同义词
exigent
/-dʒənt; -dʒənt/
adj (fml 文)
1 requiring immediate action; urgent 需要立即采取行动的; 紧急的
*an exigent set of circumstances 一系列亟待处理的情况.
2 requiring much; exacting 苛求的; 苛刻的
*an exigent employer 苛刻的雇主.
exigent
adj formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , present participle of exigere; EXACT2]
demanding a lot of attention from other people in a way that is unreasonable
an exigent situation is urgent, so that you must deal with it very quickly