mordant
adjective /ˈmɔːdnt/
/ˈmɔːrdnt/
(formal)- critical and unkind, but funny
synonym caustic尖刻而又风趣的;讽刺幽默的 - His mordant wit appealed to students.
他那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。
Collocations DictionaryMordant is used with these nouns:- wit
词源late 15th cent.: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite’, from Latin mordere. - His mordant wit appealed to students.