- (使舌頭感到麻木乾燥的味道) puckery; astringent:
The persimmon tastes puckery.
這柿子澀。
- (不滑潤) unsmooth; hard-going:
The axle doesn't work smoothly. It needs oiling.
輪軸發澀, 該上油了。
- (不流暢; 難讀; 難懂) obscure; difficult:
make difficult reading;
文句艱澀
obscure language in a poem
詩中晦澀難讀的語言