| 单词 | asperity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [æs'periti] |
| 解释 | n.严酷；粗鲁 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 粗鲁(harshness)艰苦(roughness of circumstances) 【考】 反义词：mildness of temper(性情温和)；m ildness(温和) 【记】 a+sper(希望)+ity→ 无希望→艰苦 【同】 同根词：prosperity (繁荣); desperate(绝望的) |
| 字源 | asperity (n.) c.1200, asprete "hardship, harshness of feelings," a figurative use, from Old French asperité "difficulty, painful situation, harsh treatment" (12c., Modern French âpreté), from Latin asperitatem (nominative asperitas) "roughness," from asper "rough, harsh," of unknown origin; in Latin used also of sour wine, bad weather, and hard times. Figurative meaning "harshness of feeling" in English is attested from early 15c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 粗暴(态度粗暴易怒); (表面)粗糙; (气候)严酷; (声音)刺耳 【记】a无, 非, sper希望－无希望－态度粗暴 【参】prosperity(n 繁荣); desperate(adj 令人绝望的) 【类】asperity: optimistic 严酷不是乐观的 【反】mildness of temper(性情温和); mildness(n 温和); soothingness(n 安慰) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】a不 + prosperity繁荣→不繁荣，不顺利→艰苦；desperate 绝望，亡命的→亡命徒们的特点是粗糙，粗暴，严酷 【相关】exasperate（激怒），rasper（激怒人的行为）, severity 严肃, 严重 |
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