| 单词 | mordant |
| 释义 | mordant (once / 6589 pages) adjn If you like Edgar Allan Poe and "The Addams Family," you have a taste for mordant entertainment — that is, anything particularly grim or dark in nature. The original meaning of mordant (which comes from the Latin word modere, meaning "to bite or sting,") was that of a physical substance that literally bit into something, such as the one used to set dye into fabrics, or etch lines into a copper plate. Now, mordant generally refers to a dark or biting artistic style, sense of humor, or psychological outlook. WORD FAMILYmordant: mordantly, mordants USAGE EXAMPLESToday, in the wake of Angela Merkel’s decision to hit the accelerator on demographic change, the book’s mordant tone seems, if anything, too optimistic. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Fleabag, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, uses dark comedy to mask its mordant, even bitter, truths. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) “Each card is beautifully hand-lettered in French with mordant captions,” she said. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj harshly ironic or sinister fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit Syn black, grim sarcastic expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds 2adj of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action Syn caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic destructive causing destruction or much damage 3n a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process Hypo|Hyper chrome alum a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing antimony potassium tartrate, tartar emetica poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine sodium bichromate, sodium dichromatea red-orange salt used as a mordant color, coloring material, colour, colouring material any material used for its color |
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