• adj. 銳利的；辛辣的

來自拉丁語mordere,咬，來自PIE*smerd,咬，叮，詞源同morsel,remorse,smart.引申詞義咬痛的，銳利的，刻薄的。

mordacious (adj.)

"given to biting," 1640s (originally figurative), from Latin mordac-, stem of mordax, from mordere "to bite," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordacity.

1. They deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount.

他們故意給我一匹脾氣暴躁而且還咬人的馬.

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