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aspersed 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/əˈspərs/,
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aspersed, past participle; asperses, 3rd person singular present; aspersing, present participle; aspersed, past tense;
  1. Attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of
    • - he aspersed the place and its inhabitants
  1. (asperse) defame: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
  2. (aspersion) a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
  3. (aspersion) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  4. (aspersion) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
  5. (asperse) To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust); To falsely or maliciously charge another
  6. (asperse) (v) - to slander; calumniate, vilify, traduce; to sprinkle with water. aspersion (n)
  7. (asperse) 1. to sprinkle 2. to spread false or damaging charges or insinuations against [more familiar is to cast aspersions]
  8. (aspersion) noun - 1. a) an unfavorable or damaging remark; slander b) the act of defaming or slandering 2. a sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense 3. [rare] a sprinkling with holy water, as at a baptism
  9. (Aspersion) The process of using water sprinklers to protect budding vines from late-spring frosts. The sprinklers are turned on just as temperatures dip below freezing, forming a protective barrier of ice that shields young vine buds from colder temperatures.
  10. (aspersion) (n.) a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others’ integrity.)
  11. (aspersion) denigration (an insult)
  12. (As-per'-sed) Strewn or powdered with a number of small charges. {See SEME.]