Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel.

在异常蔼可亲表情之下，有着尖刻钢铁般坚毅。

Her remark has a biting edge to it.

她讲很尖刻。

Jack showed his dislike plainly in scorching satire.

杰克以尖刻讽刺直率地表明了自己厌恶。

His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his roomates.

说尖刻,使同寝室人疏远了。

She loves to make biting remarks.

她喜欢说尖刻。

Melissa bit back a scathing comment.

利莎把一句已经到了嘴边尖刻咽下去了。

He gave a tart reply.

作了尖刻回答。

Written after a short visit to the UK (his first), his essay is not just witty and acerbic, it is humblingly observant.

此文写于（首次）短暂访问英国之后。散文不仅诙谐尖刻，其观察之细致入微也足以令人汗颜。