| 释义 |
exigent /ekˈsi-jənt/ adjective- Pressing
- Urgent
- Exacting
- Demanding immediate attention or action
noun- Extremity (obsolete)
- The last strait, the end of all (Shakespeare)
- A needed amount (Browning)
ORIGIN: L exigēns, -entis, from prp of exigere, from ex-, and agere to drive exigeant /egz-ē-zhã/ or (fem) exigeante /-zhãt/ adjective (French) Exacting exˈigence or exˈigency (or /-ijˈ/) noun - Pressing necessity
- Emergency
- Distress
exˈigently adverb |