caustic remark

英 美
  • 刻薄话
  • caustic adj.腐蚀性的;刻薄的;[物]焦散的n.腐蚀物;[物]焦散曲面
  • remark n.评论;备注;注意v.评论;注意到
Noun:
  1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;

    "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"
    "irony is wasted on the stupid"
    "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"

    1. Her caustic remark gave him a foretaste of her anger.
      她的刻薄话使他预感到她的愤怒。
    2. John's always making caustic remarks about other people.
      约翰老是说些讥讽别人的刻薄话。

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