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mordant/ˈmɔ:d(ə)nt/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (of sarcasm etc.) caustic, biting (讽刺等)挖苦的；尖刻的 2 pungent, smarting 尖锐的；刺痛的 3 corrosive or cleansing 腐蚀性的；清洁用的 4 (of a substance) serving to fix colouring matter or gold leaf on another substance (物品)作金箔黏着剂的 ●n. 1 a substance that enables a dye or stain to become fixed in a fabric etc. (织物等的)媒染剂 2 an adhesive compound for fixing gold leaf 金箔黏着剂 3 a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate 腐蚀液 □ mordancy n.□ mordantly adv.[Middle English from French, part. of mordre ‘bite’, from Latin mordēre] |