英文词源
- mordacious (adj.)
- "given to biting," 1640s (originally figurative), from Latin mordac-, stem of mordax, from mordere "to bite," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordacity.
中文词源
来自拉丁语mordere,咬，来自PIE*smerd,咬，叮，词源同morsel,remorse,smart.引申词义咬痛的，锐利的，刻薄的。
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