asper

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈæspə/    美 /ˈæspɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it. obsolete,uncountable
  2. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries. historical
    — And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.
形容词 adj.
  1. Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. obsolete
    — An asper sound.

词形变化

more asper comparative most asper superlative aspre alternative aspre alternative aspers plural aspron alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).
词源 2
From Middle English asper, from Middle French aspre or Italian aspro, both from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), from neuter of ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”), from Latin asper (“rough, newly minted”).
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