| 单词 | mordant |
| 释义 | mordant adjective formaluk/ˈmɔː.dənt/us/ˈmɔːr.dənt/(especiallyofhumour)cruelandcriticizingin ahumorousway: （尤指幽默）尖锐的，尖刻而又风趣的mordantwit/humour讽刺性的妙语／幽默 a mordantremark尖刻的评论 Synonym biting(CRITICAL)disapproving Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
Examplesofmordantmordant All the figures, with thick lips and wide, happy-go-lucky grins (wholly inappropriate to the perilous mission), aremordantcaricatures of the old stereotype. From theCambridge English Corpus From this wry gesture emerged a tense, enigmatic ostinato figure, dry andmordant. From theCambridge English Corpus Clark paints that new academic world inmordantterms, ransacking university archives for appointment intrigues, visitation reports, secret evaluations, the margin-scribbling of ministers and underlings, and the self-presentations of office-seekers. From theCambridge English Corpus In one of his moremordantpassages he speaks about the mystique of churches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When they come to read it about the end of 1924 there will be some very severe andmordantcriticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The group referred to is an important series ofmordantcolours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I look forward with some trepidation to discovering whether his sharp, sometimesmordant, but always delightful, wit has its edges nibbled away by the cares of office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was stimulating and challenging to the first-class mind, but to the average undergraduate he was perhaps an intimidating figure, with his caustic andmordantwit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The type ofmordantused changes the shade obtained after dyeing and also affects the fastness property of the dye. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amordantis often a polyvalent metal ion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Next the yarn would be put in amordantbath left to simmer for over an hour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Balthazar alone stands ironically apart, thanks to itsmordantinterlinear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vilmorin was best known as a writer of delicate butmordanttales, often set in aristocratic or artistic milieu. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is used in dyeing as amordant, and as a coagulant for industrial wastes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The novels feature amordantemotional timbre and a fatalistic approach to street situations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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