形容词硫酸的; 尖刻的，辛辣的

1. 刻薄的, 讽刺的：vilify 诽谤, 辱骂, 贬低, 轻视 | vitriolic 刻薄的, 讽刺的 | winkle 好不容易才取得

2. 硫酸的：vitriol-throwing 毁容 | vitriolic 硫酸的 | vitriolize 泼硫酸

3. 硫酸盐的,尖酸刻薄的：Unilateral 一方的,单系的 | Vitriolic 硫酸盐的,尖酸刻薄的 | Pernicious 有害的,致命的

4. 刻薄的：catholic 普遍的 | vitriolic 刻薄的 | academic 学术的,理论的

1. （言行）恶意的，刻薄的，尖刻的
If you describe someone's language or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.

e.g. There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.
两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。

adj

1. of a substance, especially a strong acid
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Synonym: causticcorrosiveerosivemordant

2. harsh or corrosive in tone

e.g. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies
bitter words
blistering criticism
caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
a sulfurous denunciation
a vitriolic critique

Synonym: acerbacerbicacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulfuroussulphurousvirulent