The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.(这封信是用她惯常的尖刻语调写的。)
He sent back an acerbic letter.(他回复了一封尖刻的信。)
Since then he had chosen to spend his days alone in bed in his study, reading the classics of literature, and moulding 8 acerbic thoughts about humanity.(自那以后,他选择终日自个儿躺在书房里的床上阅读文学经典,构想出种种尖刻的人性论调。)
In 1755 British writer Samuel Johnson published an acerbic letter to Lord Chesterfield rebuffing his patron for neglecting and declining support.(1755年,英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊发表了一封致切斯特菲尔德勋爵的讽刺信,斥责其赞助人忽视并且拒绝支持他。)
Acerbic: sour or bitter, as in taste, character, or tone.(尖酸的,苦涩的,刻薄的,酸的或苦涩的味道、性格或语调。)
Written after a short visit to the UK (his first), his essay is not just witty and acerbic, it is humblingly observant.(此文写于他(首次)短暂访问英国之后。他的散文不仅诙谐尖刻,其观察之细致入微也足以令人汗颜。)
He was acclaimed for his acerbic wit and repartee.(他以自己尖刻的风趣和巧妙的应答迎来喝彩。)
But members of the public armed with camera phones, text messages, email and acerbic wit have sought to fill the void.(但是用摄像手机、文本短信、电子邮件以及尖酸的言辞武装起来的公众则在努力地填补这一空白。)
One acerbic blogger calls her "Obama's bitter half".(有一位尖刻的博客将她称为”让奥巴马痛苦的另一半”。)
They were both heavyset and inclined toward a projection of light amusement, although hers seemed more acerbic.(他们都很粗壮,并且心理投影都倾向轻娱乐,尽管她的看起来更尖刻。)