showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this 锐利的；透彻的 incisive comments/criticism/analysis 深刻的评论／批评／分析 He had a clear, incisive mind. 他头脑清醒而且敏锐。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2She is an incisive critic of the current education system. 她对当前的教育体制提出了深刻的批评。 Their comedy is savage and incisive. 他们的喜剧野蛮而犀利。
showing somebody’s ability to take decisions and act with force 果断的；当机立断的 an incisive performance 果敢的表现
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cutting, penetrating’): from medieval Latin incisivus, from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.