aspersion

n. 诽谤, 中伤, 洒水 [医] 喷洒[法]

发音

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词形变化

aspersions 复数 aspersions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….

  2. 2.

    A sprinkling, especially of holy water.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

slander defamation slur sprinkling calumny denigration

上位词 5

attack baptism disparagement depreciation derogation

词源

From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).

来源：wiktionary