...the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency.
使牙買加食物具有其獨特辛辣味道的調料
2ADJ-GRADED 一語道破的;一針見血的 If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. 一語道破的;一針見血的 [formal, approval]
He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.