vitriolic是什么意思？

vitriolic

英[ˌvɪtriˈɒlɪk] 美[ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk]

• adj. 硫酸的，尖刻的，辛辣的；

例句

• vitriolic criticism 尖刻的批评
• We deplore the vitriolic nature of his remarks. 他言语中敌意昭彰,我们深感遗憾.
• 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。
• There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago. 两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  （言行）恶意的，刻薄的，尖刻的
  If you describe someone's language or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.
  例句
  There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago. 两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  尖刻的,辛辣的
  vitriolic criticism 尖刻的批评

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. 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"
  2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action