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acerbity

/uh-sur-bi-tee/US // əˈsɜr bɪ ti //UK // (əˈsɜːbɪtɪ) //

涩性,涩味,涩,涩的

Related Words

tartness焦糖度,焦糖味,焦糖,焦味asperity景气度,繁荣度,繁荣,景气acidity酸度,酸性,酸碱度,酸性物质astringency涩度,收敛性,涩味,涩感sourness酸味,酸性,酸度,酸味儿irritability易怒,暴躁不安,暴躁,易怒症sarcasm冷嘲热讽,冷笑话,讽刺,讽刺的是rancor恨意,怨恨,恨铁不成钢,仇恨rudeness无礼,粗鲁,非礼,粗暴无礼mordancy杂乱无章,杂色,和谐性,和谐主义causticity苛责,苛责性,苛求,苛求性acrimoniousness讽刺性,讽刺,讽刺的是,怨恨ill temper脾气不好,脾气差,脾气不佳,脾气不好的人sarcasticness讽刺意味,讽刺,讽刺性,讽刺话

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.
    • : harshness or severity, as of temper or expression.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbitterness of taste
Synonyms
acidity酸度,酸性,酸碱度,酸性物质asperity景气度,繁荣度,繁荣,景气astringency涩度,收敛性,涩味,涩感sourness酸味,酸性,酸度,酸味儿tartness焦糖度,焦糖味,焦糖,焦味mordancy杂乱无章,杂色,和谐性,和谐主义
nounharsh speech, behavior
Synonyms
irritability易怒,暴躁不安,暴躁,易怒症rancor恨意,怨恨,恨铁不成钢,仇恨rudeness无礼,粗鲁,非礼,粗暴无礼sarcasm冷嘲热讽,冷笑话,讽刺,讽刺的是acrimoniousness讽刺性,讽刺,讽刺的是,怨恨causticity苛责,苛责性,苛求,苛求性ill temper脾气不好,脾气差,脾气不佳,脾气不好的人sarcasticness讽刺意味,讽刺,讽刺性,讽刺话vitriolicism讽刺主义,讽刺性,讽刺性语言,讽刺

Examples

  • Some of Hills acerbity may have been absorbed from Richardson, hurt by the writers silence.

  • (p. 505) "I would add that the above message lost none of its acerbity by the manner of its delivery."

  • The old maid, who is far from an attractive example of her tribe, is looking venom and acerbity personified.

  • "Thank ye kindly," the big man replied with some acerbity, and plunged out into the darkness and rain.

  • "No, and you wasn't tellin' me that you had a bill of sale of the fixin's and furniture," replied the Cap'n with acerbity.

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