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单词 aspersion
释义
aspersionas‧per‧sion /əˈspɜːʃən, -ʒən $ əˈspɜːrʒən/ noun [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINaspersion
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin aspersio ‘throwing drops of water on to someone in a religious ceremony’, from aspergere, from ad- ‘to’ + spargere ‘to scatter’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Another implication of the artisanal loaf is the aspersion it casts upon systematic production baking.
  • Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.
  • Despite this, Junius soon got down to the business of casting aspersions against the King's character.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.
an unkind remark or an unfair judgment:  No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major.
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