acrimony
英 ['?kr?m?n?]
美[?kr?moni]
- n. 辛辣；尖刻；嚴(yán)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. The council's first meeting ended in acrimony.
- 委員會(huì)的首次會(huì)議以激烈的爭(zhēng)吵而告結(jié)束。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The dispute was settled without acrimony.
- 沒(méi)有唇槍舌劍，這場(chǎng)糾紛就解決了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. This book review was written with acrimony.
- 這篇書評(píng)語(yǔ)調(diào)刻薄.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. They parted without acrimony.
- 他們分手時(shí)沒(méi)有相互反唇相譏.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(gè)周末，談判非但沒(méi)有達(dá)成協(xié)議反而在唇槍舌劍中不歡而散。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句