acrid

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
    — At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back.
  2. Causing heat and irritation.
    — The bombardier beetle sprays acrid secretions to defend itself.
  3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating. figuratively
    — That man has an acrid temper.

词形变化

acrider comparative more acrid comparative acridest superlative most acrid superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
acridity acridly acridness antacrid nonacrid subacrid

词源

From Latin ācris, from ācer (“sharp”); probably assimilated in form to acid. Compare eager.
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