causticity

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive. countable,uncountable
    — Causticity is that sharp and corroding quality, which many substances possess, such as the mineral acids, especially when concentrated, alkalies fixed and volatile, quicklime, arsenic, corrosive sublimate, lunar crystals, butter of antimony, and even most other salts with metallic bases.
  2. Being caustic in speech, humour etc. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — […] one in whom a discreet causticity went along with a manner less genial than polite […]

词形变化

causticities plural

词源

Etymology tree
English caustic
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English causticity
From caustic + -ity.
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