每日商务英语 第624期:尖刻的

acerbic --------- 1.酸的（形容词）；2.尖刻的（形容词）

英文释义
1. (adjective) Unpleasantly sharp and stinging in taste or smell; bitter.
2. (adjective) Describing sharp and funny but often cruel spoken or written comments.

例句
The cheap wine had a strongly acerbic flavor, and no one enjoyed drinking it.
这种低价葡萄酒有一种强烈的酸味，谁也不喜欢喝。

My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.
我的玩世不恭的老姨妈经常对我们家里的年轻人做出尖刻的评论。