Acrimony

英  ['ækrɪmənɪ] 美  [ækrɪmoni]

n. 辛辣；尖刻；严厉

When tell bitter words, it is acrimony。它特指态度和语言的恶劣和尖刻。更常用的是它的形容词acrimonious（尖刻的）。

Confident people will respond without acrimony.  
自信的人不会有尖刻的回应。

Another acrimonious row with traditionalists looks inevitable.
看起来一场与传统主义者的激烈争论是不可避免了。

Acrimony不是普通意义上的争执，而是出于厌恶、憎恨，无法克制地给对方以心理上伤害的话语，它的目标就是刺伤对方。所以它常常用来从侧面描写一种敌意。

你看过《纸牌屋》吗？在第三季中，总统Frank Underwood和第一夫人Claire Underwood之间有一系列的Acrimonious words。

看这段对白：

"I should have never made you ambassador," Frank says. "I should've never made you president," Claire replies.

"He's a coward, and I'm glad he's dead," says Frank. "He had more courage than you'll ever have," spits back Claire."

These words are really acrimonious.

乔治华盛顿在评论宗教论战时说：

Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from.

来自宗教的争议总是比来自其他领域的论战更容易产生恶论和不可调和的憎恨。

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