English Dictionary

astringent

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/

形容詞

Extremely sour, bitter. / Sharp, caustic, severe. / Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.

日本語の意味

非常に酸っぱい、または苦い。 / 鋭く、辛辣で、厳しい印象を与える。 / 口内に乾燥感や収斂感（渋味）をもたらす特性があり、高タンニン含有の食品（例えば、一部のベリーや柑橘類）に見られる。

The astringent flavor of the green tea surprised him.

その緑茶の非常に渋く、酸っぱくて苦い風味に彼は驚いた。

意味（1）

Extremely sour, bitter.

意味（2）

Sharp, caustic, severe.

Philip, who was made Duke of Edinburgh on the couple’s wedding, introduced a new, less stuffy, though as the years went on occasionally astringent, tone to the royal family.

意味（3）

Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.

意味（4）

(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

more astringent （ comparative ）

most astringent （ superlative ）