acerbic

词根词缀:

词根
ac,acr(o),acu,acerb,acet
1 = sour 酸

acerbic adj. 尖酸的

acerb 酸 + ic …的 → 尖酸的

acetic adj. 醋的,乙酸的

acet 酸 + ic 某种药 → 醋的,乙酸的

acid adj. 酸的

ac 酸 + id …的 → 酸的

acidify v. 酸化

acid 酸的 + ify …化 → 酸化

acidity n. 酸度,酸性

acid 酸的 + ity 表性质 → 酸度,酸性

acidulous adj. 微酸的

acid 酸的 + ul〔= ule 小…〕+ ous …的 → 微酸的

antacid adj./n. 解酸的(药剂),抗酸的(药剂)

ant 抗 + acid 酸的 → 解酸的(药剂),抗酸的(药剂)

exacerbate v. 恶化,加剧

ex 使… + acerb 酸 + ate 使… → 使变酸 → 恶化

2 = sharp 尖,锐利

acerbate v. 激怒

acerb 尖,锐利 + ate 使… → 用尖刺 → 激怒

aciform adj. 针状的

aci〔= ac〕尖,锐利 + form 形状 → 针状的

acme n. 顶点,顶峰

acumen的变体

acrid adj. 辛辣的;尖刻的

acr 尖,锐利 + id 有…的性质 → 辛辣的;尖刻的

acrimony n. 刻薄,尖刻

acri〔= acr〕尖,锐利 + mony 表状态 → 刻薄,尖刻

acuity n. 尖锐,敏锐

acu 尖,锐利 + ity 具备某种性质,状况 → 尖锐,敏锐

acumen n. 敏锐,聪明

acu 尖,锐利 + men 表名词 → 敏锐,聪明

acupuncture n. 针灸

acu 尖,锐利 + punct 点 + ure 表行为 → 用尖〔针〕点 → 针灸

acute adj. 尖锐的,敏锐的

acu 尖,锐利 + te → 尖锐的,敏锐的

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相关例句:

However, all of them had a very sharp tongue and were very ruthless, tough and even acerbic in criticizing other's works.

然而,他们的批评都非常尖锐,在批评中每个人表现得十分无情、强硬甚至尖刻。

An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose; a barrage of acid comments; her acrid remarks make her many enemies; bitter words; blistering criticism; caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics; a sulfurous denunciation.

与其他华丽的散文不同的尖刻的语气;一连串刻薄的评论;尖刻的评论使她有许多敌人;刻薄话;尖刻的批评;关于政治暗杀、脱口秀主持人以及医德的尖刻评论;辛辣的斥责。

Written after a short visit to the UK ( his first), his essay is not just witty and acerbic, it is humblingly observant.

此文写于他(首次)短暂访问英国之后。他的散文不仅诙谐尖刻,其观察之细致入微也足以令人汗颜。

Perelman was known for his acerbic wit.

佩雷尔曼以其说话尖刻而闻名。

Research on Chaos in the Electrolyte of Plumbic Acerbic High Battery

铅酸蓄电池中电解液混沌的研究

He has also gained ground, even among Sunnis, by his increasingly acerbic attitude towards the Kurds, who many Arabs think have overreached themselves in the past few years.

由于对库尔德人越来越尖刻的态度–许多阿拉伯人认为他们在过去几年里做过了头–他甚至也在逊尼派中获得了支持。