单词 | asperity |
释义 | asperity /euh sper"i tee/, n. , pl. asperities. 1. harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity. 2. hardship; difficulty; rigor: the asperities of polar weather. 3. roughness of surface; unevenness. 4. something rough or harsh. [1200-50; late ME asperite ( < AF) < L asperitas, equiv. to asper rough + -itas -ITY; r. ME asprete < AF, OF < L] Syn. 1. acerbity, bitterness, astringency. Ant. 1. affability, cheerfulness. |
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