"barbed" in Chinese (Traditional)
帶刺的有倒鉤的
Definition
帶有尖刺或倒鉤的，可以勾住或傷人的，比如帶刺鐵絲或帶有嘲諷的話。既可描述實體物件，也可形容言語尖銳。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常和“wire”搭配（barbed wire，帶刺鐵絲），也用來形容尖刻的話語（barbed comment）。實際物品時語氣中性，隱喻時帶負面。不是單指“尖”，而是帶有鉤住、傷人的意思。
Examples
Be careful, that is barbed wire.
小心，那是**帶刺的**鐵絲。
The fishhook has a barbed end.
魚鉤有個**帶刺的**尖端。
He made a barbed comment during the meeting.
他在會議上說了一句**尖刻的**話。
Her reply was so barbed that everyone felt awkward.
她的回應太**尖刻**，大家都覺得尷尬。
Don't approach that fence—it's topped with barbed wire.
別靠近那道柵欄，上面有**帶刺的**鐵絲。
His answers were always barbed, never straightforward.
他的回答總是很**尖刻**，從不直接。