insightful commentary
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- noun
- /ˈɪnˌsaɪt.fəl ˈkɒm.ənˌtɛr.i/
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comentario perspicaz
- The Daily Lance blog, compiled by the editors at Bicycling, offers the latest news, objective and insightful commentary, and links to must-read stories.
Examples
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High Peaks Pure Earth provides insightful commentary on Tibet-related news and issues and provides translations from writings in Tibetan and Chinese posted on blogs from Tibet and the People's Republic of China.
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The documentary included insightful commentary from experts in the field.
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Thanks for the insightful commentary.
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I always appreciate your insightful commentary, and I am honored you took the time to give this.
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"The careful reading and insightful commentary of many colleagues over several years helped in shaping the present essay."
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As usual, this is a wonderful and insightful commentary on both our society and human nature... but I have to disagree with you on one point:
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One of my favorite political analysts, Fareed Zakaria, posted an insightful commentary on this topic.
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A thoroughgoing, historically sensitive, and theologically insightful commentary on the whole of De Trinitate is not yet available.
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In her subsequent work, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (1992) has provided insightful commentary on the issue of "authenticity" in African art.
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In a general history built around his own experiences, The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage (New York: Bantam Books, 1987), Gitlin conveys much of the intensity and excitement of the times and offers insightful commentary.
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Synonyms
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Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events
Antonyms
How Insightful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents contribute their literal meanings: 'insightful' denotes deep understanding and 'commentary' denotes explanatory discussion, so their combination directly yields 'thoughtful, perceptive analysis.' This adjective+noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistically familiar patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Insightful commentary comes from the picture of someone shining a light into a dark room while they speak. Insightful comes from 'insight', a kind of seeing into things, and commentary is talk or notes, so the phrase means 'thoughtful explanations that help people understand something more clearly'.