mordacious
英 [mɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs]
美 [mɔːrˈdeɪ.ʃəs]
mordacious 咬痛的,锐利的,刻薄的来自拉丁语mordere,咬,来自PIE*smerd,咬,叮,词源同morsel,remorse,smart.引申词义咬痛的,锐利的,刻薄的。
- mordacious (adj.)
- "given to biting," 1640s (originally figurative), from Latin mordac-, stem of mordax, from mordere "to bite," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordacity.
- 1. They deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount.
- 他们故意给我一匹脾气暴躁而且还咬人的马.