| 单词 | mordant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['mɔ:dənt] |
| 解释 | a.讥讽的，尖酸的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 讥讽的，尖酸的(biti ng, caustic, or sarcastic) 【考】 反义词：genial(和蔼 的) 【记】 mord(咬)+ant→咬人 的→尖酸的; 【同】 参考：mordacious(尖 锐的，尖刻的) |
| 字源 | mordant (adj.) late 15c., "caustic" (of words, speech), from Middle French mordant, literally "biting," present participle of mordre "to bite," from Latin mordere "to bite, bite into; nip, sting;" figuratively "to pain, cause hurt," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub away, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordantly. The noun sense in dyeing is first recorded 1791; the adjective in this sense is from 1902. Related: Mordancy; mordantly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 说话讥讽尖酸的 【记】mor死, dant: 说出来的话使人想死－尖酸刻薄的m妈妈, ord = order, ant: 妈妈命令蚂蚁的话－尖酸刻薄的 【反】genial(adj 亲切的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】形近于rodent 咬的, 侵蚀性的；音：没胆的，讽刺别人没胆；音：矛钝，你的矛很钝，拿盾的人讥讽道；音：矛盾，你是自相矛盾的；modern,modern times 电影摩登时代(by卓别林)是讽刺喜剧片，辛辣讽刺了工人在摩登时代受欺压的社会现象 【相关】erode 侵蚀， corrodent 腐蚀的，刻毒的，mordacious 锐利的, 咬痛的, 刻薄的；moderate 是其反意； |
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