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    asperity

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++as·per·i·ty /æˈsperəti, ə-/ noun [uncountable] formal  if you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient 〔说话的〕粗暴；严厉
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    asperity• His words were not heard but the hissing of the voice carried a certain asperity.• And he had a notorious asperity for which he was afterwards sometimes penitent.• With any other man Dalgliesh would have pointed this out and with some asperity.    Origin asperity (1200-1300) Old French aspreté, from aspre “rough”
    as·per·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
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    asperity
    as‧per‧i‧ty /æˈsperəti, æˈsperɪti, ə-/ noun [uncountable] formal
     Date: 1200-1300
     Language: Old French
     Origin: aspreté, from aspre 'rough'
    if you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient


    as·per·ityBrE /æˈsperəti/ 🔊NAmE /æˈsperəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the fact of being rough or severe, especially in the way you speak to or treat sb （尤指语言、态度）粗暴，严厉 SYN harshness