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acerbic a.苦涩的；刻薄的 acerbic (adj.) 1865, originally, and usually, figurative: "sour, harsh, severe" (of speech, manners, etc.), from Latin acerbus "harsh to the taste, sharp, bitter, sour" (see acerbity) + -ic. 【记】ace 扑克牌的A 尖，尖酸 + bitter 苦→尖酸苦涩；音：涩 + bitter【相关】exacerbate 恶化，激怒

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[ə'sə:bik] 【英】 adj.苦涩的( sour, astringent)；刻薄的(sharp, bitter, or harsh)【记】 acerb(尖，酸)+ic→ 尖酸的；【同】 派生词: acerbity (n.苦涩, 刻薄) adj. 尖酸的, 苦涩的, 刻薄的(酸的或苦涩的味道、性格或语调) = sour = astringent = sharp = bitter = harsh【例】The playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose 剧作家允许在枯燥或华丽的散文中插入刻薄的语调.【记】acerbity[SAT](n 苦涩, 刻薄); acerb(adj 酸涩的, 刻薄的)读: a涩bic－苦涩的【反】acerbity－saccharin(n 糖精)

单词	acerbic
音标	[ə'sə:bik]
解释	a.苦涩的；刻薄的
红宝书	【英】 adj.苦涩的( sour, astringent)；刻薄的(sharp, bitter, or harsh) 【记】 acerb(尖，酸)+ic→ 尖酸的；【同】派生词: acerbity (n.苦涩, 刻薄)
字源	acerbic (adj.) 1865, originally, and usually, figurative: "sour, harsh, severe" (of speech, manners, etc.), from Latin acerbus "harsh to the taste, sharp, bitter, sour" (see acerbity) + -ic.
不择手段背单词	adj. 尖酸的, 苦涩的, 刻薄的(酸的或苦涩的味道、性格或语调) = sour = astringent = sharp = bitter = harsh 【例】The playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose 剧作家允许在枯燥或华丽的散文中插入刻薄的语调. 【记】acerbity[SAT](n 苦涩, 刻薄); acerb(adj 酸涩的, 刻薄的)读: a涩bic－苦涩的【反】acerbity－saccharin(n 糖精)
趣味全助记	【记】ace 扑克牌的A 尖，尖酸 + bitter 苦→尖酸苦涩；音：涩 + bitter 【相关】exacerbate 恶化，激怒

Acerbic Bitter ə'Sə:Bik A.苦涩的；刻薄的 英 Adj.苦涩的 Sour Astringent)；刻薄的(Sharp

Acerbic Bitter ə'Sə:Bik A.苦涩的；刻薄的英 Adj.苦涩的 Sour Astringent)；刻薄的(Sharp