单词 | aspersion |
释义 | aspersion From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaspersionas‧per‧sion /əˈspɜːʃən, -ʒən $ əˈspɜːrʒən/ noun [countable] formalCRITICIZEan unkind remark or an unfair judgmentcasting aspersions on you or your men, Major. No one is Examples from the Corpusaspersion• Despite this, Junius soon got down to the business of casting aspersions against the King's character.• Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.• Another implication of the artisanal loaf is the aspersion it casts upon systematic production baking.Origin aspersion (1500-1600) Latin aspersio “throwing drops of water on to someone in a religious ceremony”, from aspergere, from ad- “to” + spargere “to scatter” |
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