bitterness

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n. 苦味, 悲痛, 怨恨

发音

UK /ˈbɪtənəs/
其它

词形变化

bitternesses 复数 bitternesses

教材释义与例句

名词

苦味；苦难；怨恨

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of having a bitter taste.

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  2. 2.

    The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

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    the bitterness of his words

    She kept her bitterness about her mistreatment for the rest of her life.

  3. 3.

    The quality of eliciting a bitter, humiliating or harsh feeling.

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    Nothing could assuage the bitterness of their defeat.

  4. 4.

    Harsh cold.

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    The bitterness of the winter caught us all by surprise.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

bitter resentment gall jaundice rancor acerbity acrimony rancour tartness thorniness

上位词 5

taste hostility enmity disagreeableness ill will

下位词 10

score envy grudge grievance acerbity acridity acridness enviousness heartburning huffishness

词源

From Middle English bitternesse, biternesse, from Old English biternes (“bitterness; grief”), equivalent to bitter + -ness.

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