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tart a.酸的；尖酸的 tart (adj.) "having a sharp taste," 1520s, also attested once, obscurely, from late 14c., perhaps from Old English teart "painful, sharp, severe, rough" (in reference to punishment, pain, suffering), from Germanic *ter-t-, from PIE *der- (2) "to split, flay, peel" (see tear (v.1)), but the gap in the record is unexplained. Figurative use, with reference to words, speech, etc., is attested from c.1600. Related: Tartly; tartness, both also absent in Middle English.tart (n.1) "small pie," late 14c., from Old French tarte "flat, open-topped pastry" (13c.), possibly an alteration of torte, from Late Latin torta "round loaf of bread" (in Medieval Latin "a cake, tart"), perhaps from past participle of torquere "to twist."tart (n.2) 1887, "prostitute, immoral woman," from earlier use as a term of endearment to a girl or woman (1864), sometimes said to be a shortening of sweetheart. But another theory traces it to jam-tart (see tart (n.1)), which was British slang early 19c. for "attractive woman." Diminutive tartlet attested from 1890. To tart (something) up is from 1938. Related: Tarted. 【记】taste tar 焦油的味道是辛辣的，没尝过？抽烟(含焦油)的时候肺感觉到的刺激，呛的咳嗽，就这味道；start 惊起，跳起，因为太酸，太辛辣；

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[tɑ:t] 【英】 adj.酸的 (agreeably sharp or acid)；尖酸的(biting, acrimonious)【例】 tart apples(酸苹果)/a tart disposition(刻薄的 本性) adj. 酸的; 尖酸刻薄的【记】被tart的人流tear.

单词	tart
音标	[tɑ:t]
解释	a.酸的；尖酸的
红宝书	【英】 adj.酸的 (agreeably sharp or acid)；尖酸的(biting, acrimonious) 【例】 tart apples(酸苹果)/a tart disposition(刻薄的本性)
字源	tart (adj.) "having a sharp taste," 1520s, also attested once, obscurely, from late 14c., perhaps from Old English teart "painful, sharp, severe, rough" (in reference to punishment, pain, suffering), from Germanic ter-t-, from PIE der- (2) "to split, flay, peel" (see tear (v.1)), but the gap in the record is unexplained. Figurative use, with reference to words, speech, etc., is attested from c.1600. Related: Tartly; tartness, both also absent in Middle English. tart (n.1) "small pie," late 14c., from Old French tarte "flat, open-topped pastry" (13c.), possibly an alteration of torte, from Late Latin torta "round loaf of bread" (in Medieval Latin "a cake, tart"), perhaps from past participle of torquere "to twist." tart (n.2) 1887, "prostitute, immoral woman," from earlier use as a term of endearment to a girl or woman (1864), sometimes said to be a shortening of sweetheart. But another theory traces it to jam-tart (see tart (n.1)), which was British slang early 19c. for "attractive woman." Diminutive tartlet attested from 1890. To tart (something) up is from 1938. Related: Tarted.
不择手段背单词	adj. 酸的; 尖酸刻薄的【记】被tart的人流tear.
趣味全助记	【记】taste tar 焦油的味道是辛辣的，没尝过？抽烟(含焦油)的时候肺感觉到的刺激，呛的咳嗽，就这味道；start 惊起，跳起，因为太酸，太辛辣；

Tart Attested Late Sharp 14c Reference Related Latin