cogent
adjective /ˈkəʊdʒənt/
/ˈkəʊdʒənt/
(formal)- strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe
synonym convincing有说服力的;令人信服的 - 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。
Collocations DictionaryCogent is used with these nouns:- argument
- reason
- summary
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin cogent- ‘compelling’, from the verb cogere, from co- ‘together’ + agere ‘drive’. - She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.