词汇 | aspersion |
释义 | aspersionWord family nounaspersionaspersoiraspersoriumadjectiveaspersiveaspersoryverbasperse as·per·sion /əˈspɜːʃən, -ʒən $ əˈspɜːrʒən/ noun [countableC] formal CRITICIZEan unkind remark or an unfair judgment 指责,抨击;偏颇的批评 No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. 没有人责难你或你的手下,少校。 Examples from the Corpus aspersion• Despite this, Junius soon got down to the business of casting aspersions against the King's character.• Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.• Another implication of the artisanal loaf is the aspersion it casts upon systematic production baking. (1500-1600) Latin aspersio “throwing drops of water on to someone in a religious ceremony”, from aspergere, from ad- “to” + spargere “to scatter” |
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