asperity
n. （表面的）粗糙；（气候等的）严酷；艰苦的条件；（性格）粗暴
复数 asperities
例句
"I told you Preskel had no idea," remarked Kemp with some asperity.
"我跟你说过普瑞克一无所知"，坎普有点儿不耐烦地说。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
"I didn't enquire," answered the doctor with some asperity.
“我没有问，”医生回答得相当尖刻。
The asperity of the winter had everybody yearning for spring.
严冬之苦让每个人都渴望春天。
