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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