caustic基本信息
读法：英 ["kɔːstɪk; "kɒst-] 美 ["kɔstɪk]
释义：
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英英释义
Noun:
"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"
中英词源
caustic 腐蚀性的
词源同cauterize,烧灼。
- caustic
- caustic: see holocaust
- caustic (adj.)
- c. 1400, "burning, corrosive," from Latin causticus "burning, caustic," from Greek kaustikos "capable of burning; corrosive," from kaustos "combustible; burnt," verbal adjective from kaiein, the Greek word for "to burn" (transitive and intransitive) in all periods, which is of uncertain origin with no certain cognates outside Greek. Figurative sense of "sarcastic" is attested from 1771. As a noun, early 15c., from the adjective.
词态变化
复数 caustics;
副词 caustically;
权威造句
- 1. He was often caustic and mocking, or flew into rages.
- 他常常讽刺或挖苦人，有时又会大发雷霆。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His abrasive wit and caustic comments were an interviewer"s nightmare.
- 他睿智刁钻，评论尖刻，对任何采访他的人而言都是梦魇。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
- 他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.
- 他喜欢挖苦别人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He delights in making caustic remarks.
- 他爱损人.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
近反义词
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单词分析
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记忆方法
1. holocaust "complete burning" => caustic.
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