barb
n.
late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.) "beard, beardlike appendage," from Latin barba "beard," perhaps cognate with Old English beard (see beard, n.).
v.
late 15c., "to clip, mow;" see barb, n.. Meaning "to fit or furnish with barbs" is from 1610s. Related: Barbed; barbing.
词根：barb = 胡须
词根 barb 来源于拉丁语barba。
同源词：
1. barber [barb 胡须，-er 人；“剃（或修整）胡须的人”→]
n. 理发师
2. barbate
adj. [barb 胡须，-ate 形容词后缀 ...的→] 有胡须的
n. [barb 胡须，“状如胡须（或胡茬）的尖形物”→] 刺；钩；倒刺；倒钩
3. barbed [见上,-ed ...的 →]
adj. 装有倒刺的
4. barbule [见上，-ule 名词后缀，表小→]
n.小倒刺
5. barbel [见上，-el 名词后缀，表小→]
n. 鱼的触须