- Use the adjective caustic to describe any chemical that is able to burn living tissue or other substances, or, figuratively, a statement that has a similarly burning effect. Caustic in this sense means harshly critical.
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- adj. [化学] 腐蚀性的；苛性的；刻薄的
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1. He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.
他喜欢挖苦别人。
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2. caustic comments
刻薄话；
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3. Some chemicals are caustic by nature.
有些化学物质本身具有腐蚀性。
- caustic (adj.) c. 1400, "capable of burning or destroying organic tissue, corrosive," from Latin causticus "burning, caustic," from Greek kaustikos "capable of burning; corrosive," from kaustos "combustible; burnt," verbal adjective from kaiein, the Greek word for "to burn" (transitive and intransitive) in all periods, which is of uncertain origin with no certain cognates outside Greek.
caus·tic / ˈkɔːstɪk ; NAmE ˈkɔːstɪk / adjective 1 (of a chemical substance 化学物质 ) able to destroy or dissolve other substances 腐蚀性的；苛性的 SYN corrosive 2 critical in a bitter or sarcasticway 尖酸刻薄的；挖苦的；讥讽的 SYN scathing ◆ caustic comments/wit 刻薄话；长于讽刺 ▶ caus·tic·al·ly / ˈkɔːstɪkli ; NAmE ˈkɔːstɪkli / adverb caus·tic / ˈkɔːstɪk ; NAmE ˈkɔːstɪk / caus·tic·al·ly / ˈkɔːstɪkli ; NAmE ˈkɔːstɪkli /
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