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cogent

adjective
🔊/ˈkəʊdʒənt/
🔊/ˈkəʊdʒənt/
(formal)
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  1. strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe有说服力的；令人信服的 synonym convincing
    • She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.她为放弃这个计划提出了一些具有说服力的理由。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCogent is used with these nouns:
    • argument
    • reason
    • summary
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin cogent- ‘compelling’, from the verb cogere, from co- ‘together’ + agere ‘drive’.