in a way that tastes or smells dry, sour, and slightly bitter

The salad was astringently bitter. 这盘沙拉味道苦涩。

We snacked on astringently sour discs of white radish. 我们吃酸涩的白萝卜片小吃。

in a way that is clever and original, but expresses criticism in a way that may be unkind

She is astringently amusing. 她非常有趣。

He has written an astringently unsentimental memoir. 他写了一本冷酷无情的回忆录。