asperity
n.严酷,粗暴,刻薄
难易程度:
asperity为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:asperities
近义词, 同义词
asperity
/'æsperətɪ; æs`pɛrətɪ/
n (fml 文)
1 [U] harshness or severity, esp of manner 粗暴, 粗鲁(尤指态度, 举止)
*reply with asperity 粗鲁地回答.
2 [C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词] (instance of) very cold or severe weather 严寒的天气
*suffer the asperities of winter near the North Pole 遭受近北极严冬之苦.
asperity
n[U]formal
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: aspreté, from aspre 'rough']
if you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient