Asperity



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 粗鲁; 艰苦
• ［英］ n. 粗鲁 ( harshness) 艰苦 ( roughness of circumstances)
• ［类］ 反义词: mildness of temper ( 性情温和) ;mildness ( 温和)
• ［记］ a+sper ( 希望) +ity -> 无希望 -> 艰苦
• ［同］ 同根词: prosperity ( 繁荣) ; desperate ( 绝望的)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -ties)

• Etymology: Middle English asprete, from Anglo-French aspreté, from aspre rough, from Latin asper, from Old Latin *absperos, from ab- ab- + -speros; akin to Sanskrit apasphura repelling, Latin spernere to spurn — more at spurn
• Date: 13th century
• 1. rigor, severity
• 2.
  • a. roughness of surface ; unevenness; also a tiny projection from a surface
  • b. roughness of sound
• 3. roughness of manner or of temper ; harshness asked with some asperity just what they were implying

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