astringent

• adj. 澀的；收斂性的；止血的；嚴厲的
• n. [藥] 收斂劑；止血藥

前綴a-同ad-,去，往. 詞根string-, 繩子，拉，詞源同strict, 拉緊的。

astringent (adj.)

1540s, from Latin astringentum (nominative astringens), present participle of astringere "to bind fast, tighten, contract," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). As a noun from 1620s.

1. The fruit has a tart and astringent flavour.

這種水果又酸又澀。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.

懷爾德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部對好萊塢的辛辣諷刺片。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It has an astringent effect.

這個有止血的作用。

來自辭典例句

4. Many cultivars become more astringent when grown under cool summer temperatures.

生長於夏季涼爽地區的許多品種則變得較有澀味.

來自辭典例句

5. Green persimmons are strongly astringent.

綠柿子非常澀.

來自辭典例句