Word · Frequency #20893
vitriolic
尖酸刻薄的；辛辣尖刻的
核心释义
Bitterly scathing or harshly corrosive in tone; caustic.
- 1.
尖酸刻薄的。
Bitterly scathing, caustic.
- 2.
语气严厉或尖刻的
harsh or corrosive in tone
- 3.
(尤指强酸)能通过化学作用腐蚀或侵蚀物质的
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
腐蚀性的；侵蚀性的；尖酸刻薄的。；语气严厉或尖刻的；(尤指强酸)能通过化学作用腐蚀或侵蚀物质的；硫酸的
用法In use
Her vitriolic comments about my cooking made me feel terrible.
用法提示：vitriolic 是形容词，意为“尖酸刻薄的”，在此作定语修饰 comments。
The customer's complaint was so vitriolic that the staff felt personally attacked.
用法提示：vitriolic 是形容词，作表语，用 so...that 结构强调其尖刻程度。
He wrote a vitriolic email to his coworker over a tiny mistake.
用法提示：vitriolic 是形容词，作定语修饰 email，表示邮件语气严厉尖刻。
a vitriolic critique
vitriolic + noun
vitriolic 常修饰 attack、criticism、remarks 等名词，强调措辞尖刻。
The minister faced vitriolic criticism from the press.
部长遭到新闻界尖酸刻薄的批评。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vitriolic attack
- 尖刻的攻击
- The senator launched a vitriolic attack on his opponent.这位参议员对他的对手发起了尖刻的攻击。
- vitriolic criticism
- 尖刻的批评
- Her vitriolic criticism of the film surprised everyone.她对这部电影尖刻的批评让所有人感到惊讶。
- vitriolic abuse
- 恶毒的辱骂
- He faced vitriolic abuse from the crowd.他遭到人群恶毒的辱骂。
- vitriolic language
- 尖酸刻薄的语言
- The review used vitriolic language to describe the performance.这篇评论使用尖酸刻薄的语言描述那场演出。
- vitriolic rhetoric
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 vitriol（硫酸）：强酸能腐蚀，言语像泼酸，vitriolic 即尖酸刻薄。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、political commentary、book reviews 该词比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，形容批评、言论等尖酸刻薄、语气激烈；日常口语中较少见。指强酸腐蚀性的用法较少，多限于化学等专业语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，symbolic、hyperbolic、metabolic、colic、frolic 都以重读的 /ɑlɪk/ 结尾，与 vitriolic 押韵；alcoholic 拼写相似，但本词典读音为 /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/，其中的 /ɔ/ 与 /ɑ/ 不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.