mor·dant
adjective/ˈmɔːdnt/
/ˈmɔːrdnt/
(formal)- critical and unkind, but funny
尖刻而又风趣的；讽刺幽默的 - His mordant wit appealed to students.
他那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMordant is used with these nouns:- wit
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite’, from Latin mordere. - His mordant wit appealed to students.