英['mɔːdnt]美['mɔːrdnt]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
来自拉丁语mordere，咬，来自PIE*smerd，咬，叮，词源同morsel，remorse，smart.用于指说话或文字戳中痛点的，引申词义讽刺的。
adjective(形容词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)
小知识
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.
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单词用法
词根词缀
词根 mord, mors= to bite 咬 mordant adj. 尖锐的，刻薄的 mord 咬 + ant …的 → 咬人的 → 尖锐的 morsel n. 一小口（食物） mors 咬 + el 小 → 咬一小口 → 一小口〔食物〕 remorse n. 痛悔 re 相反 + mors 咬 + e → 反过来咬自己 → 痛悔
词根词缀
词根: mord
=bite,表示”咬”
adj.
mordacious 锐利的, 咬痛的, 刻薄的mord咬+acious多……的→adj.锐利的, 咬痛的, 刻薄的
mordant 讥讽的,尖酸的mord咬+ant……的→咬人的→尖锐的
n.
mordacity 辛辣, 讽刺mord咬+acity特性→n.辛辣, 讽刺