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asperity

/uh-sper-i-tee/US // əˈspɛr ɪ ti //UK // (æˈspɛrɪtɪ) //

景气度,繁荣度,繁荣,景气

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural as·per·i·ties.

    • : harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity.
    • : hardship; difficulty; rigor: the asperities of polar weather.
    • : roughness of surface; unevenness.
    • : something rough or harsh.

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Examples

  • He looked at the president when the president spoke, and his expression revealed no asperity or disdain.

  • "Nevertheless, the contrary is the case," replied Doa Encarnacion, with asperity.

  • Mr. D., accustomed to unrestrained license of tongue, retorted with great asperity, and much harshness of language.

  • Miss Carrington heard the bustle in the class, so she sat up and looked out over the room with asperity.

  • The orators of the opposition declaimed against him with great animation and asperity.

  • Yet her mother, at this, turned upon her with sudden asperity.