| 单词 | exasperate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ig'zɑ:spəreit] |
| 解释 | v.激怒，使恼怒 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 激怒，使恼怒(make angry; vex) 【记】 ex+asper(粗鲁)+ate →显出粗鲁→激怒 【同】 同根词：asterity(粗 糙，粗暴)派生词: exasperation (n. 激怒) 【例】 I was exasperated by all the noise. |
| 字源 | exasperate (v.) 1530s, from Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare "roughen, irritate, provoke," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + asper "rough" (see asperity). Related: Exasperated; exasperating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 激怒 = vex; 使(严重性或紧张)加剧 【记】ex出, asper粗暴的－使显出粗暴的样子－激怒ex出, asper呼吸－喘着粗气－被激怒了 【参】asperity(n 严酷; 刻薄); exasperation(n 恼怒) 【反】mollify(v 平息); mitigate(v 减轻) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex + asperity 待人粗暴能激怒别人 【相关】desperate 绝望的 |
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