vitriolic
UKvitriɔlik
US'vıtrı'ɔlık
معنی فارسی
زاجي تند سوزنده اکال
معنی کامل و مثالها
/vi´trē äl´ik/adj.
● زاج مانند، وابسته به یا دارای زاج، کاتدار
● (سخن یا نگارش) تند، تلخ، سوزان، نیشدار، گزنده
his criticism was very vitrioilic
انتقاد او بسیار تند بود.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Latin 'vitriolum' for 'sulphate', it was used metaphorically to describe a bitter or caustic quality.
مثال
- His vitriolic attack on his opponent shocked the audience.
- She wrote a vitriolic letter to the newspaper.
- His vitriolic comments were completely uncalled for.
ترکیبهای رایج
Vitriolic criticism Vitriolic attack Vitriolic comments Vitriolic letter
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- harsh or corrosive in tone “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose” “a barrage of acid comments” “her acrid remarks make her many enemies” “bitter words” “blistering criticism” “caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics” “a sulfurous denunciation” “a vitriolic critique”
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action