| 单词 | acerbity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'sə:biti] |
| 解释 | n. 涩，酸，刻薄 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | acerbity (n.) 1570s, from Middle French acerbité, from Latin acerbitatem (nominative acerbitas) "harshness, sharpness, bitterness," from acerbus "bitter to taste, sharp, sour, tart" (related to acer "sharp;" compare Latin superbus "haughty," from super "above"), from Proto-Italic *akro-po- "sharp," from PIE *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Earliest use in English is figurative, of "sharp and bitter" persons. Of tastes, from 1610s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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