汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 发人深省
发人深省 (發人深省)
to provide food for thought (idiom) / thought-provoking
发 Inspire / 省 Awake / Inspirational people think deeply, have a great deal
发启发;省醒悟。启发人深刻思考,有所醒悟。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

孩子们所给的答案极其发人深省

The answers the children gave were extremely revealing.

酒精和心房颤动:一个发人深省的评论。

Alcohol and Atrial Fibrillation: a Sobering Review.

这本书发人深省,也许还会使某些人感到挫败。

The book is thought-provoking, if somewhat frustrating.

父亲的话是如此发人深省,以至于这些话仍然在我脑海中回响。

Father's words are so thought-provoking that they still ring in my head.

一项新的发人深省的科学研究表明,气候变化基本上是不可逆转的。

Climate change is essentially irreversible, according to a sobering new scientific study.

上面的漫画意味深长而发人深省,栽树人的艰辛劳作不只是为了他自己,也是为了后人。

The images above are both meaningful and instructive: this man's hard work is not only for his own benefit, but also for the benefit of future generations.

诸多灾难给日本这样一个着重于减灾的科技发达国家造成如此大的伤害的确发人深省

It is sobering that such calamities could so badly hurt Japan, a technologically advanced nation that puts great emphasis on disaster mitigation.

他们的谈话发人深省,使得在场的每个人都清楚地认识到红十字会所做的严肃而有价值的工作。

Their sobering conversation brought home to everyone present the serious and worthwhile work the Red Cross does.

由于当中多部影片都对这一城市有阴森凄冷或是发人深省的预言,维尔尼克说,他惊讶于考虑到体裁的要求,有多少影片是适合的。

While many of the films offer grim and sobering predictions for the city Wiernik said he was surprised at how many were optimistic considering the genre requirement.