asperity [æˈspɛrɪti]

例句:

• Mrs Tremaine, wrought up, could resist an unusual asperity.
  屈里曼太太被惹上气来, 忍不住尖锐地顶她一句.
  
• "I told you Preskel had no idea," remarked Kemp with some asperity.
  “我告诉过你普雷斯克毫不知情的，”肯普颇为不耐烦地说道。
  
• He spoke to the boy with asperity.
  他严厉地对那男孩讲话.
  
• The nakedness and asperity of the wintry world.
  来自S. Johnson
• In the asperity of early winter, he seemed grossly overfed.
  来自NEWYORKER