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exasperate

英式英标[ɪɡ\'zæspəret]
美式音标[ɪg\'zæsp(ə)reɪt; eg-]

vt. 恶化；使恼怒；激怒

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中文词源

exasperate 激怒

ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙，词源同asperity.

英文词源

exasperate (v.): 1530s, "irritate, provoke to anger," from Latin exasperatus, past participle of exasperare "make rough, roughen, irritate, provoke," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + asper "rough" (see asperity). Related: Exasperated; exasperating.

中文解释

1. asper- => a- "not" + sper- "hope" => 没有希望的、没有前途的 =》这些人都是底层的、地位低下的人 =》他们基本上都是没有什么修养的、比较粗鲁的人 =》rough, harsh.

实用例句

1. Again and again passages in his essays exasperate or bewilder.: 他的文章里使人忿然或困惑的章节屡见不鲜.

2. He had begun to exasperate her at last.: 他终于把她激怒了.

3. He shouted in an exasperate voice.: 他以愤怒的声音嚷着.

4. R: young man, do not exasperate a man who neglects the dead!: 罗密欧:年轻人, 不要激怒一个不顾死的人!

5. I have stomach ulcer, often drink coffee can make an illness exasperate?: 我有胃溃疡, 常喝咖啡会不会使病情恶化?

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