| 词汇 | mordant |
| 释义 | mordant adjective formaluk /ˈmɔː.dənt/ us /ˈmɔːr.dənt/ (especially of humour) cruel and criticizing in a humorous way: （尤指幽默）尖锐的，尖刻而又风趣的 mordant wit/humour讽刺性的妙语／幽默 a mordant remark尖刻的评论 Synonym biting(CRITICAL)disapproving Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cold-heartedly cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something meanly meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Related wordmordantly Examples of mordantmordant All the figures, with thick lips and wide, happy-go-lucky grins (wholly inappropriate to the perilous mission), are mordant caricatures of the old stereotype. From this wry gesture emerged a tense, enigmatic ostinato figure, dry and mordant. Clark paints that new academic world in mordant terms, ransacking university archives for appointment intrigues, visitation reports, secret evaluations, the margin-scribbling of ministers and underlings, and the self-presentations of office-seekers. In one of his more mordant passages he speaks about the mystique of churches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they come to read it about the end of 1924 there will be some very severe and mordant criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The group referred to is an important series of mordant colours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I look forward with some trepidation to discovering whether his sharp, sometimes mordant, but always delightful, wit has its edges nibbled away by the cares of office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was stimulating and challenging to the first-class mind, but to the average undergraduate he was perhaps an intimidating figure, with his caustic and mordant wit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The type of mordant used changes the shade obtained after dyeing and also affects the fastness property of the dye. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A mordant is often a polyvalent metal ion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Next the yarn would be put in a mordant bath left to simmer for over an hour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Balthazar alone stands ironically apart, thanks to its mordant interlinear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Vilmorin was best known as a writer of delicate but mordant tales, often set in aristocratic or artistic milieu. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is used in dyeing as a mordant, and as a coagulant for industrial wastes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The novels feature a mordant emotional timbre and a fatalistic approach to street situations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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