Mordant
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媒染剂, 染色辅助剂
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
mordant
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媒染的, 腐蚀性的
(of a substance) capable of chemically treating other materials so as to corrode or set colors
例子
Tanners use mordant chemicals like alum, chrome, and vegetable tannins to set dyes and preserve animal hides during the leather-making process.
制革工人使用像明矾、铬和植物单宁这样的媒染化学品来固定染料并在皮革制作过程中保存动物皮。
Many early photographic developers contained mildly mordant ingredients like potassium ferricyanide that helped sensitize and fix images on paper.
许多早期的摄影显影剂含有轻度媒染成分，如铁氰化钾，有助于在纸上感光和固定图像。
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尖刻的
having a quality that is criticizing and harsh, yet humorous
例子
She wrote a mordant review of the movie, combining sharp criticism with dark humor.
她写了一篇尖刻的电影评论，结合了尖锐的批评和黑色幽默。
His mordant humor often masks his true feelings about the issues he discusses.
他尖刻的幽默常常掩盖了他对所讨论问题的真实感受。
