mordant

英 [ˈmɔːdnt]

美 [ˈmɔːrdnt]

adj.  尖刻而又风趣的; 讽刺幽默的
vt.  媒染; 用媒染剂处理

复数：mordants　

GRE

BNC.38626 / COCA.32569

牛津词典

adj.

• 尖刻而又风趣的；讽刺幽默的
  critical and unkind, but funny
  1. His mordant wit appealed to students.
     他那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 尖刻的;刻薄的;尖锐讥讽的
  Mordanthumour is very critical and often mocks someone or something.
  1. A wicked, mordant sense of humour has come to the fore in Blur's world.
     布勒的世界里已出现了一种恶意、刻薄的幽默感。

英英释义

noun

• a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing

adj

• of a substance, especially a strong acid
  Synonym:causticcorrosiveerosivevitriolic
• harshly ironic or sinister
  1. black humor
  2. a grim joke
  3. grim laughter
  4. fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
  Synonym:blackgrim

双语例句

• Black humor; a grim joke; grim laughter; fun ranging from slapstick clowning* to savage mordant wit.
  黑色幽默；讽刺性的笑话；粗鲁的滑稽闹剧和刻薄的讽刺带来的欢乐。
• To treat with a mordant.
  以其腐蚀性来处理。
• His political opponents feared his mordant wit.
  他的政治对手害怕他尖酸机智的话。
• Useage: Analysis of reagent and mordant, etc.
  用途：分析试剂和媒染剂等。
• A US Marine Corps junior officer told me recently of the latest mordant joke in Afghanistan: The Americans have the watches, but we have the time.
  美国海军陆战队的一位下级军官最近告诉我一个阿富汗最新的尖酸笑话：美国人有手表，但我们有时间。
• The usage is slightly mordant: many have asked why a family that controls just 2 per cent of Toyota's shares should be able to install its scion as chief executive.
  这种叫法有一点讽刺意味：许多人质疑，为何一个仅掌控丰田2%股权的家族，可以将它的子孙安置在首席执行官的位置上。
• I am a discourse mordant woman, I used to give a person leave no room for negotiation.
  我是一个话语尖酸刻薄的女子，我习惯了给人不留余地。
• His political opponents feared his mordant tongue, and even more his mordant pen.
  他的政治对手害怕他尖酸刻薄的口才，更怕他讽刺的文章。
• Preparation and Study on Adsorption Properties for Acid Mordant Black PV of Quaternized Chitosan Microbead
  季铵化壳聚糖微球的制备及其对酸性媒介黑PV的吸附性能研究
• Most audiences would likely describe the film as a mordant black comedy with hard-to-believe scenes and hysterical characters.
  很多观众都将这部电影形容成一部充满讽刺意味的黑色喜剧，因为其中不仅有难以置信的场景，还有歇斯底里的人物。