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acrimonious

adjective
🔊/ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/
🔊/ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/
 (formal)
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  1. (of an argument, etc.争论等) angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words尖刻的；讥讽的；激烈的 synonym bitter
    • His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈争吵中离了婚。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAcrimonious is used with these nouns:
    • debate
    • dispute
    • divorce
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bitter, pungent’): from acrimony + -ous.