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单词 mordant
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mordant

adjective
/ˈmɔːdnt/
/ˈmɔːrdnt/
(formal)
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  1. critical and unkind, but funny synonym caustic
    • His mordant wit appealed to students.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMordant is used with these nouns:
    • wit
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    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite’, from Latin mordere.
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