"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
"a sulfurous denunciation"
"a vitriolic critique"
acerbic的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The letter was written in her usual acerbic style. 这封信是用她惯常的尖刻语调写的。
One acerbic blogger calls her "Obama's bitter half". 有一位尖刻的博客将她称为“让奥巴马痛苦的另一半”。
Mr. Foster goes through this with acerbic thoroughness. 福氏在记述这部分内容时,叙述详尽,用语尖刻。