单词 | asperity |
释义 | asperity From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishasperityas‧per‧i‧ty /æˈsperəti, ə-/ noun [uncountable] formalif you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatientExamples from the Corpusasperity• 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.Origin asperity (1200-1300) Old French aspreté, from aspre “rough” |
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