来自拉丁语vitrum,玻璃，镜子，铜镜，词源同vitreous,后用于指硫化铁，蓝矾，可能因为其颜色相似而得名。该物质加热后分离出硫酸，因此，引申词义尖酸的，尖刻的。

1. The vitriol he hurled at members of the press knew no bounds.

他对媒体的尖刻抨击没完没了。

2. He has been no stranger to controversy and vitriol during a tumultuous political career.

在起伏不定的政治生涯里，他对争议和讥讽早已习以为常。

3. His attack on the government was pure vitriol.

他纯粹出于恶意抨击政府.

4. Methods: The content of polysaccharides was detected by phenol - vitriol colorimetry method.

方法: 以苯酚 - 硫酸比色法测定多糖的含量.

5. D . O . V. ( double oil of vitriol )

浓硫酸 ( 商名 )