acidulous

a. 带酸味的, 尖刻的, 带讽刺意味的 [医] 微酸的

发音

其它 /əˈsɪdjʊləs/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

  2. 2.

    Sharp; caustic.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Containing carbonic acid.

    acidulous mineral waters

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

acid acidic acidulent

近义相关 1

sour

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin acidulus (“sourish, acidulous”), diminutive of acidus (“sour, acid”). See acid. By surface analysis, acid + -ule + -ous.

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