per·ti·nent /ˈpɜːtɪnənt $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjectiveadj formal CONNECTED WITHdirectly relating to something that is being considered 直接相关的,有关的 SYN relevant He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. 他问了我许多直接相关的问题。
pertinent to The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion. 最后一点和今天的讨论关系尤为密切。
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—pertinence noun [uncountableU]