mordacious + noun
mordacious 作定语时直接放在名词前,常用来修饰 review、wit、tone 等抽象名词。
The critic's mordacious review spared no detail.
那位评论家的尖刻评论没有放过任何细节。
尖刻的;刻薄的;讽刺的
腐蚀性的;刺痛的;好咬人的;有攻击性的;咬人的;引起咬伤或刺痛的;腐蚀性的。;(风格或语调)尖锐刻薄的。;尖刻的;讽刺的。
Sharp, caustic, or sarcastic in style, tone, or intent.
多指言语、文章或态度的尖刻讽刺,为常见用法。
咬人的;引起咬伤或刺痛的;腐蚀性的。
Biting, causing a physical bite or sting; corrosive
(风格或语调)尖锐刻薄的。
Sharp or caustic in style or tone.
尖刻的;讽刺的。
Sharp in intent, sarcastic.
好咬的;攻击性的(指动物等)。
Prone to biting, aggressive (of an animal etc.).
Her mordacious wit often left her colleagues speechless.
她辛辣的机智常常让同事哑口无言。
用法提示:此处 mordacious 意为“辛辣的”,形容言语尖刻。
The critic's mordacious review destroyed the author's confidence.
评论家尖刻的评论摧毁了作者的自信心。
用法提示:此处 mordacious 意为“尖刻的”,描述批评的严厉。
His mordacious comments during the debate were widely condemned.
他在辩论中尖锐的评论受到广泛谴责。
用法提示:此处 mordacious 意为“尖锐的”,指言论犀利伤人。
mordacious 作定语时直接放在名词前,常用来修饰 review、wit、tone 等抽象名词。
The critic's mordacious review spared no detail.
那位评论家的尖刻评论没有放过任何细节。
作表语时说明主语具有尖刻或讽刺的特征,常与 seem 等系动词连用。
Her tone seemed mordacious to everyone in the room.
在房间里的每个人听来,她的语气都显得尖刻。
用 in 引出尖刻所体现的方面,后面常接 tone、style、manner 等名词。
The editorial is mordacious in tone but carefully argued.
这篇社论语气尖刻,但论证严谨。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spoke mordacious at the meeting.
正确表达He spoke in a mordacious tone at the meeting.
mordacious 是形容词,不能直接修饰动词 spoke;修饰动词要用副词或介词短语,如 in a mordacious tone。中文“尖刻地说”容易让人把形容词直接放在动词后。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her latest column is mordaciouser than her earlier ones.
正确表达Her latest column is more mordacious than her earlier ones.
mordacious 是多音节形容词,比较级要用 more mordacious,不能加 -er;这是把短形容词的比较级规则过度套用到长形容词上的常见错误。
mordant 是形容言辞、幽默辛辣讽刺的常用词,语域中性偏正式,文学批评与日常评论都可用;mordacious 更生僻、偏书面古雅,且还保留“会咬人的、有攻击性的”这一动物义。想表达“讽刺幽默”时优先用 mordant,动物咬人义只能用 mordacious。
caustic 的“刻薄”义最常用,主语多是人或言辞,同时它是标准的化学术语“腐蚀性的”;mordacious 的“腐蚀性”是冷僻的书面义,实际出现频率极低。要批评某人说话尖酸,用 caustic 更自然常见。
只与 mordacious 因 -acious 词尾和相近读音而形似,意义毫无重叠:voracious 指食量大或对阅读、知识如饥似渴。语境涉及吃、读时选 voracious;涉及言辞刻薄或动物咬人时选 mordacious。
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