acrimony
noun /ˈækrɪməni/
/ˈækrɪməʊni/
[uncountable] (formal)- angry bitter feelings or words
(态度、言辞)尖刻,讥讽 - The dispute was settled without acrimony.
没有唇枪舌剑,这场纠纷就解决了。
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bitter taste or smell’): from French acrimonie or Latin acrimonia, from acer, acri- ‘pungent, acrid’. - The dispute was settled without acrimony.