vitriol
/ˈvɪtrɪəl/noun
mass noun
1- archaic or poetic/literary sulphuric acid〈古或诗/文〉硫酸。
1.1
- in names of metallic sulphates, e.g. blue vitriol (copper sulphate) and green vitriol (ferrous sulphate)矾（用于硫酸盐名称中, 如blue vitriol和green vitriol）。
1.2
- figurative cruel and bitter criticism〈喻〉辛辣尖刻的批评：
her mother's sudden gush of fury and vitriol.
她母亲突然间的大发雷霆和尖刻指责。
派生词
vitriolic
adjective词源
late Middle English (denoting the sulphate of various metals)： from Old French， or from medieval Latin vitriolum, from Latin vitrum 'glass'.