acrimony
英 [ˌæk.rɪˈməʊ.ni.əs]
美 [ˌæk.rəˈmoʊ.ni.əs]
acrimony 尖刻acrid名词形式。后缀-mony, 同-ment, 见agreement.
- acrimony (n.)
- 1540s, "quality of being acrid," from Middle French acrimonie or directly from Latin acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," figuratively "acrimony, severity, energy," from acer "sharp" (fem. acris, neuter acre; see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1610s.
- 1. The council's first meeting ended in acrimony.
- 委员会的首次会议以激烈的争吵而告结束。
- 2. The dispute was settled without acrimony.
- 没有唇枪舌剑,这场纠纷就解决了。
- 3. This book review was written with acrimony.
- 这篇书评语调刻薄.
- 4. They parted without acrimony.
- 他们分手时没有相互反唇相讥.
- 5. But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
- 但是到这个周末,谈判非但没有达成协议反而在唇枪舌剑中不欢而散。