| 单词 | caustic |
| 释义 | caustic —caustically, causticly, adv. —causticity /kaw stis"i tee/, causticness, n. /kaw"stik/, adj. 1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. 2. severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark. n. 3. a caustic substance. 4. Optics. a. See caustic curve. b. See caustic surface. [1350-1400; ME < L causticus < Gk kaustikós burning, caustic, equiv. to kaust(ós) burnt (v. adj. of kaíein to burn) + -ikos -IC] Syn. 2. biting, mordant, bitter, scathing, acid. |
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