mordacious
英 [m??'de???s]
美
- adj. 銳利的；辛辣的
中文詞源
mordacious 咬痛的，銳利的，刻薄的
來自拉丁語mordere,咬，來自PIE*smerd,咬，叮，詞源同morsel,remorse,smart.引申詞義咬痛的，銳利的，刻薄的。
英文詞源
- mordacious (adj.)
- "given to biting," 1640s (originally figurative), from Latin mordac-, stem of mordax, from mordere "to bite," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordacity.
雙語例句
- 1. They deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount.
- 他們故意給我一匹脾氣暴躁而且還咬人的馬.
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