【asperity】 - SAT备考词汇

asperity

UK:  [æ'sperəti]

US:  [æ'sperəti]

复数：asperities  

n.

1.(表面)粗糙,(气候)严酷;(声音)刺耳

2.凸起物;表向粗糙

3.粗糙度

4.(性格)刻薄;(语言)粗暴

5.尖刻

6.严厉

7.板着脸

8.粗暴;严历

9.不平滑

10.艰苦条件

1 . answered her mother, with an asperity that she had never permitted to herself before.
她母亲回答说，语气之严厉，是她以前从来不准自己有的。

2 . At present, goggles myopic lens into the surface of the mirror and asperity absolutely flat mirror the two major types.
目前近视泳镜的镜片分为表面微凸镜面和绝对平面镜面两大类型。

3 . "Yes, flowers, " my mother replied with some asperity, as though she would have nothing said or implied against flowers.
“是的，花儿，”我妈妈回答，声音有点严厉，似乎她不许人家说——或者暗示——反对花儿的话。

4 . Recall the attributes of wabi-sabi: asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy, and the suggestion of a natural process.
回顾一下wabi-sabi的特性：不对称，粗糙，简单，朴素，亲切，合乎自然过程的联想。

5 . At such contacts the scale can slide up the asperity, so that the retched mechanism is not operative.
在这种接触中，鳞片能滑过对方的粗糙表面，所以棘轮机理不起作用。