| 词汇 | acerbity |
| 释义 | acerbity noun[ U ] uk /əˈsɜː.bə.ti/ us /əˈsɝː.bə.t̬i/ the quality of being spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel: （言辞的）尖刻;辛辣 She was known for her acerbity.她以刻薄著称。 "Do be quiet, Paul," Monica said, with unaccustomed acerbity.“安静，保罗，”莫妮卡说，语调里带着不寻常的尖酸刻薄。 See acerbic "You speak as though you control the weather," Jill said with acerbity. In spite of his occasional acerbity, he is a very warm person. She notes, with some acerbity, that she has to invent more macho excuses for time off than her male colleagues. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acidly anti-cruelty anti-humanitarian cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something cutthroat meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Examples of acerbityacerbity I hope that we do not allow our present disagreements and acerbities to damage our relations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will take time before these mutual acerbities die down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And, like all internal differences, this one is marked by some acrimony and sometimes some acerbity of speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope neither his persistence nor his acerbity will be wanting on the present occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such things sweeten the acerbities of political life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that there is any need for acerbity about this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has gone with the utmost smoothness, and there has been hardly a note of acerbity at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that this debate on what is normally a sweet subject will not be soured by these acerbities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact was that he had to sweeten the acerbities of political antagonism by a lavish display of generosity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Acerbity, acrimony, and, as a result, bitterness, and a bitterness which is difficult to dissipate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point is a perfectly straightforward one which should not be confused with these acerbities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope, however, that we do not part too much on terms of acerbity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not seek to add to the acerbity between police and public by including a clause of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are other ways in which a vast injection of public money could immediately relieve something of the acerbity of the present situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that, with that happy background, we shall find that our proceedings have the correct blend of amicability and acerbity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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