English Dictionary

astringent

/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/

adj

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.

The lemonade was so astringent that it made my mouth pucker.

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.