asperity
n
(fml 文)
1 [U] harshness or severity, esp of manner 粗暴, 粗鲁(尤指态度, 举止)
reply with asperity 粗鲁地回答.
2 [C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词]
(instance of) very cold or severe weather 严寒的天气
suffer the asperities of winter near the North Pole 遭受近北极严冬之苦.