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单词 acerbity
释义
acerbity
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɜː.bə.ti/us
/əˈsɝː.bə.t̬i/
thequalityof beingspokenor written in a way that isdirect,clever, andcruel:
（言辞的）尖刻；辛辣
She wasknownfor her acerbity.她以刻薄著称。
"Do bequiet, Paul," Monica said, withunaccustomedacerbity.“安静，保罗，”莫妮卡说，语调里带着不寻常的尖酸刻薄。
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acerbic
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  • "Youspeakas though youcontroltheweather," Jill said with acerbity.
  • Inspiteof hisoccasionalacerbity, he is a verywarmperson.
  • Shenotes, with some acerbity, that she has toinventmoremachoexcusesfortimeoff than hermalecolleagues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
  • acerbic
  • acidly
  • anti-cruelty
  • anti-humanitarian
  • backbite
  • cutthroat
  • fiendish
  • fiendishness
  • hard-hearted
  • harshly
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • pitilessness
  • unchristian
  • uncompassionate
  • unfeeling
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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(Definition ofacerbityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacerbity

acerbity
I hope that we do not allow our present disagreements and acerbities to damage our relations.
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It will take time before these mutual acerbities die down.
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And, like all internal differences, this one is marked by some acrimony and sometimes someacerbityof speech.
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I hope neither his persistence nor hisacerbitywill be wanting on the present occasion.
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Such things sweeten the acerbities of political life.
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I do not think that there is any need foracerbityabout this matter.
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It has gone with the utmost smoothness, and there has been hardly a note ofacerbityat all.
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I hope that this debate on what is normally a sweet subject will not be soured by these acerbities.
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The fact was that he had to sweeten the acerbities of political antagonism by a lavish display of generosity.
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Acerbity, acrimony, and, as a result, bitterness, and a bitterness which is difficult to dissipate.
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The point is a perfectly straightforward one which should not be confused with these acerbities.
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I hope, however, that we do not part too much on terms ofacerbity.
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We should not seek to add to theacerbitybetween police and public by including a clause of this kind.
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There are other ways in which a vast injection of public money could immediately relieve something of theacerbityof the present situation.
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I hope that, with that happy background, we shall find that our proceedings have the correct blend of amicability andacerbity.
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