acerbic

英語

詞源

17世紀起可考，源自拉丁語 acerbus (「酸的，苦的」)。

發音

• (標準英音) IPA^(幫助)：/əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/
• (美國) 英語發音：ə-sûr'bĭk、IPA^(幫助)：/əˈsɜ(ɹ)bɪk/
• 韻部：-ɜː(ɹ)bɪk

形容詞

acerbic (比較級 more acerbic, 最高級 most acerbic)

1. 味道酸的；味道苦的
   • 1998 8月 5, Dr. Peter Gott, 「Can inhaler cause addiction?」, 出自 Catoosa County News, retrieved 19 Sep 2009:

     Those consumers who object to the acerbic taste of garlic can purchase de-odorized garlic or allicin extract.

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2. (比喻義) 尖酸刻薄的
   • 1986 9月 22, 「West Germany: Last Taunts From the Lip」, 出自 Time, retrieved 25 Apr 2014:

     Supercompetent, superconfident and supercritical, Schmidt is a gifted orator whose acerbic wit earned him the nickname "Schmidt the Lip."

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   • 2005 5月 5, Jay Mathews, 「Don't Fire This Professor」, 出自 Washington Post，頁號 T6:

     [H]e is one of the most acerbic people in his field, quick to take offense and not shy about telling people with whom he disagrees how much he thinks they have failed in thought and action.

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近義詞

• (酸或苦)： acerb、acrid、acrimonious (古舊)
• (尖酸刻薄)： acrid、acrimonious (古舊)、scathing

異序詞

• breccia