"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"
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
vitriolic的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president. 这家报纸对总统发起了一场恶意的攻击。
形容词
经典引文
A vitriolic letter, which hurled abuse at the Prime Minister.