acrimonious
acrimonious[ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs]adjective- (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
(尤指言词、辩论)激烈的,尖刻的
an acrimonious dispute about wages.
关于工资的激烈争论。
派生acrimoniouslyadverb语源- early 17th cent. (in the sense 'bitter, pungent'): from acrimony + -ous
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