acrimony
英 ['?kr?m?n?]
美[?kr?moni]
- n. 辛辣；尖刻；嚴厲
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
acrimony 尖刻
acrid名詞形式。后綴-mony, 同-ment, 見agreement.
英文詞源
- acrimony (n.)
- 1540s, "quality of being acrid," from Middle French acrimonie or directly from Latin acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," figuratively "acrimony, severity, energy," from acer "sharp" (fem. acris, neuter acre; see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. The council's first meeting ended in acrimony.
- 委員會的首次會議以激烈的爭吵而告結束。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The dispute was settled without acrimony.
- 沒有唇槍舌劍，這場糾紛就解決了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. This book review was written with acrimony.
- 這篇書評語調刻薄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They parted without acrimony.
- 他們分手時沒有相互反唇相譏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
- 但是到這個周末，談判非但沒有達成協議反而在唇槍舌劍中不歡而散。
來自柯林斯例句