acrimonious

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a. 尖刻的, 讥讽的, 激烈的

发音

UK /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/
AU
US /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
US /-ɹə-/

词形变化

more acrimonious 比较级 most acrimonious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.

    古体
  2. 2.

    Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.

    唇枪舌剑嘅

    比喻

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

bitter

近义相关 1

resentful

词源

From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus (“acrimonious”), from ācrimōnia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning “full of; prone to”, forming adjectives from nouns) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). Ācrimōnia is derived from Latin ācer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-rós (suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots)) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium (suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-mō (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs)).

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