21. Barb - CPE Vocabulary - Barb / Barbed

 

Barb : (화살촉/낚시바늘의) 미늘, 가시 돋친 말, 모욕적인 말

 

Barb
-> a barb 
-> find on a fish hook
-> find on an arrow
-> it's a bit that's pointing backwards
-> catches when you try to pull it out
-> the backward pointing of hook or arrow
-> talking about an insult, cutting remark that hurt somebody
-> name barbie for the doll, barbie doll (old-fashioned)
-> barbie, barbie doll probably wasn't a very nice and stupid person
-> handing out the barbs

-> deliberately hurtful remark
-> smear word, insult, disparaging remark

-> aspersion

-> hurt in exactly way 

-> a type of fish or horse

-> formality 5
-> use it absolutely anywhere

 

 

Barbed : 미늘이 있는, 가시가 돋친
-> barbed 
-> barbed wire
-> barbed comment cutting comment designed to hurt someone
-> barbed comment, unkind remark
-> intellegent but critical remarks intended to hurt people 
-> formality 5
-> use it absolutely anywhere

 

 

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