aspersion
n.洒水,诽谤,中伤
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aspersion为短语/超纲词汇
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sper=hope(希望)
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aspersion
n[C]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: aspersio 'throwing drops of water on to someone in a religious ceremony', from aspergere, from ad- 'to' + spargere 'to scatter']
an unkind remark or an unfair judgment
No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major.