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单词 aspersion
释义 as·per·sion
\əˈspərzhən, -ə̄zh-, -əizh- also aˈs-, Brit usually & US also -shən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin aspersion-, aspersio, from aspersus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
 a. : a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies (as some forms of baptism)
  < aspersions of holy water — F.B.Artz >
 b. archaic : shower, spray
2.
 a. : the act of calumniating : defamation
  < groundless aspersion of his wife's fidelity >
 b. : a calumnious or defamatory expression or reflection
  < some of his more detailed aspersions seem trigger-happy — P.H.Nowell-Smith >
  < greets you by casting aspersions on your honesty — E.W.Lumsden >
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