每日商务英语 第624期:尖刻的
日期:2015-03-24 09:40

(单词翻译:单击)

acerbic --------- 1.酸的(形容词);2.尖刻的(形容词)

英文释义

1. (adjective) Unpleasantly sharp and stinging in taste or smell; bitter.
2. (adjective) Describing sharp and funny but often cruel spoken or written comments.

例句
The cheap wine had a strongly acerbic flavor, and no one enjoyed drinking it.
这种低价葡萄酒有一种强烈的酸味,谁也不喜欢喝。

My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.
我的玩世不恭的老姨妈经常对我们家里的年轻人做出尖刻的评论。

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