"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的用法和樣例:
例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
The letter was written in her usual acerbic style. 這封信是用她慣常的尖刻語調寫的。
One acerbic blogger calls her "Obama's bitter half". 有一位尖刻的博客將她稱為「讓奧巴馬痛苦的另一半」。
Mr. Foster goes through this with acerbic thoroughness. 福氏在記述這部分內容時,敘述詳盡,用語尖刻。