acerbic
adjective /əˈsɜːbɪk/
/əˈsɜːrbɪk/
(formal)- (of a person or what they say
) critical in a direct and rather cruel way人或言语 尖刻的;严厉的 - The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.
这封信是用她惯常的尖刻语调写的。
Collocations DictionaryAcerbic is used with these nouns:- wit
词源mid 19th cent.: from Latin acerbus ‘sour-tasting’ + -ic. - The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.