acrimony
英 ['ækrɪmənɪ]
美 [ækrɪmoni]
語源
acrimony、acrimonious。acrid名詞形。接尾辞-mony、-mentを伴う、合意を参照。
英語の語源
- acrimony (n.)
- 1540s, "quality of being acrid," from Middle French acrimonie or directly from Latin acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste," figuratively "acrimony, severity, energy," from acer "sharp" (fem. acris, neuter acre; see acrid) + -monia suffix of action, state, condition. Figurative extension to "sharpness of temper" is first recorded 1610s.
例文
- 1. The council 's first meeting ended in acrimony .
- 委員会の初会合は激しい口論で終わった。
- 2.The dispute was settled without acrimony .
- 言葉もなく、このトラブルは解決した。
- 3.This book review was written with acrimony .
- この本のコメントは薄めてあります。
- 4.They parted without acrimony .
- 彼らは別れた時に互いに皮肉を言っていなかった。
- 5.But instead of ending in agreement,the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
- しかし今週末になると、交渉は合意どころか舌なめずりで散ってしまう。
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