Word
acidulousness
酸味；尖刻
the quality of being acidulous; sourness or tartness
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A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
微酸或略带酸味的状态或倾向
微酸或略带酸味的状态或倾向；acidulous的变形
In use
The acidulousness of the lemon made the child's face scrunch up.
Her acidulousness often hurt the people who tried to help her.
Though he phrased it politely, the acidulousness in his tone was unmistakable.
the acidulousness of [sth]
用于描述事物的酸涩或尖刻特性。
The acidulousness of the lemon made her pucker.
柠檬的微酸性让她皱起了脸。
with acidulousness
修饰动词，表示方式。
She replied with acidulousness.
她尖刻地回答。
display/exhibit acidulousness
搭配表示展现或带有某种性质。
His tone displayed a distinct acidulousness.
他的语气明显带有尖刻。
Common mistakes
His acidulousness comments were unnecessary.His acidulous comments were unnecessary.
“acidulousness”是名词，此处需要形容词修饰“comments”，应用形容词形式“acidulous”。
He made several acidulousnesses during the meeting.He made several acidulous remarks during the meeting.
“acidulousness”是不可数抽象名词，不能加复数。应改用形容词“acidulous”修饰可数名词“remarks”。
The acidulousness of the lemon juice was too strong.The acidity of the lemon juice was too strong.
“acidulousness”常指言辞尖刻，对于化学酸性，应使用标准术语“acidity”。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.