每日商務英語 第624期:尖刻的

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

英文釋義
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.
這種低價葡萄酒有一種強烈的酸味，誰也不喜歡喝。

My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.
我的玩世不恭的老姨媽經常對我們家裏的年輕人做出尖刻的評論。