bitter
/ˈbɪtɚ/KK
bɪ·tɚ
變化形
bitterer
bitterest
1.
有苦味的
指食物或飲料有強烈且通常不討喜的苦味，例如黑咖啡、苦瓜或未加糖的可可。
用法：可放在連綴動詞後面：This coffee tastes bitter。也可置於名詞前：bitter coffee。
The coffee tasted too bitter, so I added a little milk.
這杯咖啡太苦了，所以我加了一點牛奶。
My grandmother likes bitter vegetables with salted eggs.
我的祖母喜歡吃配鹹蛋的苦味蔬菜。
2.
痛苦的；令人難受的
指經驗、事實、失敗或失去某人等事令人非常難過或難以接受。
用法：常置於名詞前，如 a bitter disappointment；也常見於片語 bitter truth。
Missing the train by one minute left us feeling bitter after we had hurried to the station.
我們匆忙趕到車站後，卻只差一分鐘沒搭上火車，心裡很不是滋味。
It was a bitter lesson, but I learned to back up my school files.
那是一次慘痛的教訓，不過我學會了備份學校檔案。
3.
憤憤不平的；怨恨的
指人因覺得受到不公平對待、遭遇失敗或失去機會而長期感到不滿與怨恨。
用法：常用搭配為 bitter about、bitter over、bitter at；bitterly 可用來修飾 complain、disappointed 等動詞或形容詞。
He was still bitter about not being chosen for the basketball team.
他仍對自己沒被選進籃球隊感到憤憤不平。
The two classmates had a bitter fight over who should lead the group project.
這兩位同學為了誰該帶領小組作業而激烈爭吵。
常見錯誤
This coffee is very bitterness.
This coffee is very bitter.
He is bitter with not joining the team.
He is bitter about not being chosen for the team.
The bitter coffee tastes bitterly.
The coffee tastes bitter.
相關字詞
學習提示
・bitter 的味覺義是「苦」，不是「辣」；「辣」通常用 spicy 或 hot。
・形容人時，bitter 不只是暫時生氣，而是常帶有長期的失望、受傷與怨恨。
・bitterly disappointed 是很常見的搭配，意思是「極度失望」。