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单词 aspersion
释义 aspersion
 /euh sperr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander: casting aspersions on a campaign rival.
  2. the act of slandering; vilification; defamation; calumniation; derogation: Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored.
  3. the act of sprinkling, as in baptism.
  4.  Archaic.   a shower or spray.
 [1545-55; ( < MF) < L aspersion- (s. of aspersio) a sprinkling. See ASPERSE, -ION]
 Syn. 1. censure, reproach.
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