late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.) "beard, beardlike appendage," from Latin barba "beard," perhaps cognate with Old English beard (see beard (n.)).
barb (v.)
late 15c., "to clip, mow;" see barb (n.). Meaning "to fit or furnish with barbs" is from 1610s. Related: Barbed; barbing.
例文
1. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
彼が望むように、このトゲのある言葉は彼女を刺す。
2.The barb of his wit made us wince.
彼の鋭い機転は私たちを退避させた。
3. I really appreciate it, Barb .
Barb , 私はこのプレゼントが本当に好きです。特に拡大してもいいからです。
4.The author tests the performance of thealgorithm by typical test image Lena and Barb .
典型的なテストイメージLena、 Barb を用いて実験した。
5.Was that before or after you and Barb got into an argument over tips?