bitter是什么意思_bitter怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

harsh or corrosive in tone;"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"

expressive of severe grief or regret;"shed bitter tears"

proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;"a bitter struggle"
"bitter enemies"

causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"

causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;"bitter cold"
"a biting wind"

Adverb:

extremely and sharply;"it was bitterly cold"
"bitter cold"

Verb:

make bitter

中英词源

bitter 苦的

词源同bite, 咬，撕裂。后指酸，苦。

bitter: bitter: [OE] Old English biter appears to have come from *bit-, the short-vowel version of *bīt-, source of bite. Its original meaning would thus have been ‘biting’, and although there do not seem to be any traces of this left in the historical record, the sense development to ‘acrid-tasting’ is fairly straightforward (compare the similar case of sharp).

It seems likely that the bitter of ‘bitter end’ comes from a different source altogether, although in its current meaning it appears to have been influenced by the adjective bitter. A bitter was originally a ‘turn of a cable round the bitts’, and a bitt was a ‘post on the deck of a ship for fastening cables to’. It is not clear where bitt came from, although it was probably originally a seafarer’s term from the north German coast, and it may be related to English boat.

Thus in the first instance ‘to the bitter end’ probably meant ‘to the very end, as far as it is possible to go’.
=> bite
bitter (adj.): Old English biter "bitter, sharp, cutting; angry, embittered; cruel," from Proto-Germanic *bitras- (cognates: Old Saxon bittar, Old Norse bitr, Dutch bitter, Old High German bittar, German bitter, Gothic baitrs "bitter"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (cognates: Old English bitan "to bite;" see bite (v.)). Evidently the meaning drifted in prehistoric times from "biting, of pungent taste," to "acrid-tasting." Used figuratively in Old English of states of mind and words. Related: Bitterly.

词态变化

名词 bitterness;

权威造句

1. They drink bitter on draught in the local bar.: 他们在当地的酒吧里喝桶装的苦啤酒。

2. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.: 对许多人来说，他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。

3. McGuire took a long swig from his bottle of bitter lemon.: 麦圭尔举起瓶子咕咚咕咚地喝了一大通苦柠檬汁。

4. Our spirits rallied as the bitter-sweet alcohol worked its magic.: 苦中带甜的酒发挥了奇效，我们的精神随之振奋起来。

5. Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow.: 外面，刺骨的东风伴着阵阵小雪。

近反义词

adj.

acid

cruel

fierce

harsh

hostile

painful

resentful

sharp

sour

相似短语

bitter pit 苦坑病

bitter bark 【医】澳洲鸡骨常山皮, 英鸭脚树皮

bitter end n. 最后, 结局,到底,至死

bitter herbs 苦草，苦菜（制苦味酒和饮料用）

be bitter about 对…不满

bitter fleabance 飞蓬

Bitter pattern 毕特粉纹图

bitter tonic 苦味补药

bitter hickory phr. 美国苦味山核桃

bitter truth 令人痛苦的事实真相

单词分析

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记忆方法

bitter 必吐尔（苦的吃到嘴里必定会吐）　= 苦的。

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