Mallinson, who had been somberly enduring these pleasantries, now interposed with something of the shrill acerbity of the barrack square. " Our stay won't be long, " he announced curtly.

马林森一直在阴郁忍受着这些愉快谈话，现在他插话了，带着营房广场上那种刺耳尖酸刻薄。 “我们不会待太久，”他简短宣布。

Private sorrow had increased the natural acerbity of his temper.

私底下伤使他脾气变得更加尖刻。

It was quite otherwise with Hepzibah; the Judge's smile seemed to operate on her acerbity of heart like sunshine upon vinegar, making it ten times sourer than ever.

赫普兹巴情况完全不同。法官微笑似乎对她严厉心起作用，就像阳光照在醋上一样，使它比以往任都酸十倍。

He was of an equable temper, with only such acerbities and touchinesses as are generally to be found in those who have had a love affair in their youth and remained, as they fancy, unwed because of it.

他性情和，只有那些在年轻曾有过一段恋情却因此未婚人才会出现尖酸刻薄和敏感。