aspersion

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
    — No criminality can be infered or punishment inflicted, but for writing, printing, uttering, or publishing false, scandalous and malicious aspersions against the government.
  2. A sprinkling, especially of holy water. obsolete
    — If thou dost break her virgin knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may With full and holy rite be minister'd, No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall To make this contract grow; but barren hate […]

词形变化

aspersions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cast aspersions microaspersion

词源

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