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单词 vitriol
释义
vitriolvit‧ri‧ol /ˈvɪtriəl/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINvitriol
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Late Latin vitreolum, from vitreolus ‘glassy’, from Latin vitrum; VITREOUS
Examples
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  • As the morning wore on the level of vitriol rose.
  • They are women the age of grandmothers, gray-haired and with quavering voices, but whose remarks are full of vitriol.
  • Townshend was said to be quietly delighted to still inspire such vitriol.
  • We write vitriol about each other in our newspapers.
1formal very cruel and angry remarks that are intended to hurt someone’s feelings2old use sulphuric acid
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