piercing

a. 刺骨的,刺穿的,讽刺的

The calling of a man's self to a strict account, is a medicine, sometime too piercing and corrosive.

一个人的严厉自责是一种有时过于猛烈，蚀力过强的药品。

All of a sudden a piercing scream broke the silence.

突然，刺耳的尖叫声打破了寂静。