| 释义 |
ex·i·gent
I. \ˈeksəjənt also ˈegzə-\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English exigent, exigend, from Anglo-French exigende, from Medieval Latin exigenda, from Latin, feminine singular or neuter plural of exigendus, gerundive of exigere to drive out, demand
English law : a writ formerly issued summoning a person on pain of outlawry
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English, probably from Latin exigent-, exigens
obsolete : time of crisis or need : exigency, extremity
III. \ˈeksəjənt also ˈegzə-\ adjective
also ex·i·geant \āgzēzhäⁿ\
Etymology: exigent from Latin exigent-, exigens, present participle of exigere to drive out, demand; exigeant from French, present participle of exiger to demand, from Latin exigere — more at exact
1. : exacting or requiring immediate aid or action : pressing, critical
< regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous — H.L.Mencken >
2. : requiring or calling for much : hard to satisfy : demanding, exacting
< they have so much to guard in the way of social status that they have become very exigent in their ideas of what they are willing to do >
Synonyms: see pressing |