waspish是什么意思

双语例句

(1)Beware her waspish wit.

当心她的机智。

(2)He became prickly and spiteful; witty and waspish about his colleagues.

他变得敏感、爱记恨；对他的同事揶揄、刻毒。

(3)As this insightful, waspish book shows, the hidden similarities were greater than the visible differences.

正如这本深刻、尖锐的著作所指出的，暗藏的相似点大于可见的不同点。

同义词

adj. 尖刻的；易怒的；如黄蜂的；腰细的

同根词

词根 wasp

(1)wasp n. 黄蜂；[昆] 胡蜂；易怒的人vi. 黄蜂似的直扑

释义

adj.

readily expressing anger or irritation

易怒的；易激动的；尖刻的

he had a waspish tongue.

他说话十分尖刻。