单词 | asperity |
释义 | asperityas·per·i·ty /æˈsperəti, ə-/ noun [uncountableU] formal if you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient 〔说话的〕粗暴;严厉 Examples from the Corpus asperity• His words were not heard but the hissing of the voice carried a certain asperity.• And he had a notorious asperity for which he was afterwards sometimes penitent.• With any other man Dalgliesh would have pointed this out and with some asperity. (1200-1300) Old French aspreté, from aspre “rough” |
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