asperity
asperity
[əˈspɛrɪti]
(pl. -ies)
[əˈspɛrɪti]
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]harshness of tone or manner
(语气或态度的）严厉
he pointed this out with some asperity.
他略带严厉地指出了这个问题。
[count noun]a faint asperity in his tone.
他的语气的隐隐严厉。
■[count noun](asperities)harsh qualities or conditions
严酷；艰难困苦
the asperities of a harsh and divided society.
一个残酷而又四分五裂的社会所特有的艰难困苦。
■[count noun](一般作asperities)a rough edge on a surface
(表面的）粗糙，不平
the asperities of the metal surfaces.
金属表面的粗糙。
- Middle English (in the sense 'hardship, rigour'): from Old French asperite, or Latin asperitas, from asper 'rough'
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