1.酸的（形容詞）；2.尖刻的（形容詞）

1. (adjective) Unpleasantly sharp and stinging in taste or smell; bitter.

2. (adjective) Describing sharp and funny but often cruel spoken or written comments.

EXAMPLE 1: The cheap wine had a strongly acerbic flavor, and no one enjoyed drinking it.

這種低價葡萄酒有一種強(qiáng)烈的酸味，誰也不喜歡喝。

EXAMPLE 2: My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.

我的玩世不恭的老姨媽經(jīng)常對我們家里的年輕人做出尖刻的評論。

雙重標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

A situation in which moral standards and behavioral expectations for one group are quite different from that of another similar group.

EXAMPLE: My beautiful cousin argues with her conservative parents, accusing them of having a double standard because her younger brother is permitted to stay out late at night with his friends, however she cannot.

我的漂亮的堂妹與她保守的父母產(chǎn)生了爭執(zhí)，指責(zé)他們實(shí)行雙重標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，允許她的弟弟跟朋友在外面玩到深夜，而她卻不行。