acrid
acrid 英 [ˈækrɪd] 美 [ˈækrɪd]
adj. 辛辣的；苦的；刻薄的
- Acrid is almost always used to describe a smell, and it ain't a pretty one. Acrid is the nasty sting that you feel in your nose when you walk by a building that just burned down––it's sulfur mixed with smoke.
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- adj. 辛辣的；苦的；刻薄的
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1. This is an acrid and pungent substance.
这是一种辛辣而带刺激性的物质。
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2. The acrid smell of burning wood reminds me of my childhood.
燃烧木材的辛辣味道使我想起了我的童年。
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3. About two-thirds of the time, they also squirted out acrid-smelling haemolymph from seams in the connective tissue of their legs and from just behind the head.
其中有大约三分之二的几率，它们会从腿和头部后方的结缔组织接缝处喷射出具有辛辣气味的血淋巴。
- acrid (adj.) 1712, "sharp and bitter to the taste," formed irregularly (perhaps by influence of acrimonious) from Latin acer (fem. acris) "sharp to the senses, pungent, bitter, eager, fierce," also figuratively, of qualities, "active, ardent, spirited," also "hasty, quick, passionate;" of mind "violent, vehement; subtle, penetrating," from PIE *akri- "sharp," from root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce." Of feelings, temper, etc., in English from 1781. The -id suffix probably is in imitation of acid. Acrious (1670s) is a correct formation, but seldom seen. Related: Acridly.
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