waspishness

英['wɒspɪʃ] 美['wɑːspɪʃ]
  • adj.易怒的;尖刻的
  • was v.是(is,am的过去式)
  • was/were 过去式;一般过去时;过去进行时;
  • Wasa n.沃萨(在加拿大;西经115º43'北纬49º46')
  • wasabi n.日本芥末
  • Wasabia 山葵
Adjective:
  1. very irritable;

    "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"
    "he became prickly and spiteful"
    "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Beware her waspish wit.
      提防她的刻毒的妙语。
    2. 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。

【邻近词汇】