英語單詞

exasperate是什麽意思

exasperate

英 [ɪg'zæsp(ə)reɪt; eg-] 美 [ɪɡ'zæspəret]
  • vt. 惡化;使惱怒;激怒

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1. asper- => a- "not" + sper- "hope" => 沒有希望的、沒有前途的 =》這些人都是底層的、地位低下的人 =》他們基本上都是沒有什麽修養的、比較粗魯的人 =》rough, harsh.

中文詞源


exasperate 激怒

ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙,詞源同asperity.

英文詞源


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.

雙語例句


1. Again and again passages in his essays exasperate or bewilder.
他的文章裏使人忿然或困惑的章節屢見不鮮.

來自辭典例句

2. He had begun to exasperate her at last.
他終於把她激怒了.

來自辭典例句

3. He shouted in an exasperate voice.
他以憤怒的聲音嚷著.

來自辭典例句

4. R: young man, do not exasperate a man who neglects the dead!
羅密歐:年 輕人, 不要激怒一個不顧死的人!

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5. I have stomach ulcer, often drink coffee can make an illness exasperate?
我有胃潰瘍, 常喝咖啡會不會使病情惡化?

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