Asperity

(noun.) harshness of manner.

(noun.) something hard to endure; 'the asperity of northern winters'.

校对:内奥米

• Perdita listened to me impatiently, and answered with some asperity:--Do you think that any of your arguments are new to me? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• She grew capricious; her gentle conduct towards him was exchanged for asperity and repulsive coldness. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Oh, if you find your own cases more interesting than mine-- said Holmes, with some asperity. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Nobody but you,' retorted Mrs. Pott, with asperity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I said with some asperity: Fragment of a Russian General! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• To which the person of the house, stretching out her arm in an attitude of command, replied with irresponsive asperity: 'Go along with you! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• You must have gone off your head, said Mrs. Peniston with asperity. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I thank you, said Ward, with much asperity, I thank you all the same; but I prefer having the paper here, with your permission. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I wonder you remember those times, Esther, she returned with her old asperity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Three years had certainly not smoothed the asperities of his temper or his impatience with a less active intelligence than his own. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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