acrimony的意思|acrimony的解释-里氏词典

acrimony ['ækrə`monɪ]

n. 严厉, 尖刻

[医] 辛辣

The dispute was settled without acrimony.
这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决.
The acrimony of his remarks alienated his audience.
他说话尖刻,这使观众和他疏远了。
They talked not only without acrimony, but even with friendliness.
不仅没有恶言相向，言语间还十分投机。

acrimony

[ noun ]
a rough and bitter manner
<noun.attribute>

Acrimony \Ac"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Acrimonies}. [L. acrimonia, fr.
acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.]
1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others;
also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the
juices of certain plants. [Archaic] --Bacon.

2. Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper;
irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.

John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and
indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant
conceit of theirs. --South.

Syn: {Acrimony}, {Asperity}, {Harshness}, {Tartness}.

Usage: These words express different degrees of angry feeling
or language. Asperity and harshness arise from angry
feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings
of others. Harshness usually denotes needless severity
or an undue measure of severity. Acrimony is a biting
sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. Tartness
denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of
intellectual readiness. Tartness of reply; harshness
of accusation; acrimony of invective.

In his official letters he expressed, with great
acrimony, his contempt for the king's character.
--Macaulay.

It is no very cynical asperity not to confess
obligations where no benefit has been received.
--Johnson.

A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth
of harshness and brutality. --Shaftesbury.
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Morris said he is willing to renegotiate the rights to Adams' story. "There is a desire on my part to settle this quickly and without acrimony," he said.
"I'm sorry it happened," he said. "It tears me up." The shooting of an opposition politician on the eve of the first multiparty elections in Soviet Georgia has created an atmosphere of fear and acrimony in this republic.
The prisoner release is seen as a gesture by Tehran to end more than a decade of acrimony with Cairo.
He'd better hope his plan to take that legendary protectionist, Lee Iacocca, with Mr. Bush to Japan next month doesn't backfire in more trade acrimony.
"There is acrimony," but it isn't a standoff, according to an insider who says that while Sir Ron may argue with his former proteges during the day, he often will share a steak and bottle of red wine with them for dinner.
They will talk about rising protectionism, opening markets and the growing acrimony between their publics.
Meanwhile, Dr. Dimsdale says, as the debate continues, "some may wonder whether the 'A' in Type A stands for 'acrimony.'"
Moreover, the acrimony of the first few days of the convention left some scars on the Democrats.
Cheek believes that despite the acrimony, the two countries could begin a rapprochement.
"I have no acrimony and I'm not going to be drawn into name-calling or a political accusation here," Bush said. "I'm not going to do that.
The acrimony has been escalating.
Sterling falls slightly, amid the acrimony between Lamont and Chancellor Kohl, to stand at DM2.61 when the market closes in London.
Most ended in acrimony; cartoon characters like Corny the Crow, Ginger Nutt and Dusty the Mole did not stand a prayer against Mickey Mouse. Reality intervened in 1949 in the shape of a Pounds 16m overdraft and John Davis, the hatchet-wielding accountant.
Being reminded of that after enduring several weeks of nonstop and often self-demeaning acrimony from the nation's capital is the nicest Christmas present we can imagine.
No other dispute has generated more distrust and acrimony between the administration and the Congress.
But Mr Forte has tried to put his acrimony aside.
There are no go-go bars, though: for the Moslem customers a non-alcoholic presentation is preferred. Even so, in the wake of Aids, Hat Yai has been the cause of considerable acrimony between the Thai and Malaysian governments.
Richard Rios, the newly named president of UAW Local 148, which represents about 20,000 hourly workers at the Long Beach unit, said he has sensed an increasing level of acrimony between his members and their managers of late.
The talks teetered between elation and despair Thursday as hopes rose for a compromise proposal before the session ended in a bout of acrimony.
Mr George appears to think that the initiative will be judged by whether public acrimony between banks and small businesses has eased when he re-examines the problem later this year.
Nine years after acquiring Shearson, American Express removed the final high-level link to the firm's past when company chairman James D. Robinson III asked Cohen to leave amid mounting acrimony between the two executives.

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