acrid: [18] Acrid is related to acid, and probably owes its second syllable entirely to that word. It is based essentially on Latin acer ‘sharp, pungent’, which, like acid, acute, oxygen, and edge, derives ultimately from an Indo-European base *ak- meaning ‘be pointed or sharp’. When this was imported into English in the 18th century, the ending -id was artificially grafted on to it, most likely from the semantically similar acid. => acid, acrylic, acute, edge, eglantine, oxygen, paragon
acrid (adj.)
1712, formed irregularly from Latin acer (fem. acris) "sharp, pungent, bitter, eager, fierce," from PIE *akri- "sharp," from root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce" (cognates: Oscan akrid (ablative singular) "sharply;" Greek akis "sharp point," akros "at the farthest point, highest, outermost," akantha "thorn," akme "summit, edge;" also oxys "sharp, bitter;" Sanskrit acri- "corner, edge," acani- "point of an arrow," asrih "edge;" Lithuanian a?muo "sharpness," akstis "sharp stick;" Old Lithuanian a?tras, Lithuanian a?trus "sharp;" Old Church Slavonic ostru, Russian óstryj "sharp;" Old Irish er "high;" Welsh ochr "edge, corner, border;" Old Norse eggja "goad;" Old English ecg "sword"). The -id suffix probably is in imitation of acid. Acrious (1670s) is a correct formation, but seldom seen.
雙語例句
1. A thick haze of acrid smoke hung in the air.
空氣中彌漫著刺鼻的濃煙。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The plant has an unpleasant odour and an acrid taste.
這種植物聞著刺鼻，吃著辣口。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The air is thick with acrid smoke from the fires.