她看似玩笑的话语里藏着伤人的刺。

Her seemingly joking words contained a sharp barb that hurt his feelings.

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Her seemingly joking words contained a sharp barb that hurt his feelings.

barb 的本义是"倒钩、倒刺",指箭或鱼钩上防止猎物逃脱的尖锐部分。在这里用作比喻,形容话语中暗含的伤人成分。

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