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Definition of exigent in English: exigentadjective ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)ntˈɛɡzɪdʒ(ə)ntˈɛkzədʒənt formal Pressing; demanding. 〈正式〉紧急的；迫切的；急迫的 the exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice 与她同时代的人对音乐的迫切需求对她的嗓音造成了伤害。 Example sentencesExamples - Once they alerted to the car, the cops had reasonable suspicion plus exigent circumstances (the danger), so they had extra good justification to search.
- A proper respect for the laws that Congress does enact-as well as the inalienable right to liberty-prohibits this court from rewriting the law, no matter how exigent the circumstances.
- There is an exigent need for the affected countries to move beyond words and put their economies on sound economic paths, and more importantly, draw up effective programmes to fight poverty.
- Attaining some distance from the social world and thinking about its transformation from that vantage point may be useful, even if return to life within this social world, or some successor of it, seems ethically and practically exigent.
- The scheme is a thoughtful and original response to what must be the increasingly exigent demands of the London restaurateur who has to contend with the changing fashions of a capricious clientele.
Synonyms serious, important, all-important, profound, significant, momentous, weighty, of great consequence
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin exigent- 'completing, ascertaining', from the verb exigere (see exact). Definition of exigent in US English: exigentadjectiveˈɛkzədʒəntˈekzəjənt formal Pressing; demanding. 〈正式〉紧急的；迫切的；急迫的 the exigent demands of the music took a toll on her voice 与她同时代的人对音乐的迫切需求对她的嗓音造成了伤害。 Example sentencesExamples - There is an exigent need for the affected countries to move beyond words and put their economies on sound economic paths, and more importantly, draw up effective programmes to fight poverty.
- Attaining some distance from the social world and thinking about its transformation from that vantage point may be useful, even if return to life within this social world, or some successor of it, seems ethically and practically exigent.
- Once they alerted to the car, the cops had reasonable suspicion plus exigent circumstances (the danger), so they had extra good justification to search.
- The scheme is a thoughtful and original response to what must be the increasingly exigent demands of the London restaurateur who has to contend with the changing fashions of a capricious clientele.
- A proper respect for the laws that Congress does enact-as well as the inalienable right to liberty-prohibits this court from rewriting the law, no matter how exigent the circumstances.
Synonyms serious, important, all-important, profound, significant, momentous, weighty, of great consequence
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin exigent- ‘completing, ascertaining’, from the verb exigere (see exact). |