per·ti·nent /ˈpɜːtɪnənt $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjectiveadj formalCONNECTED WITHdirectly relating to something that is being considered 直接相關的,有關的 SYN relevantHe asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. 他問了我許多直接相關的問題。
pertinent toThe last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion. 最後一點和今天的討論關系尤爲密切。
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—pertinence noun [uncountableU]