exasperate
英 [ɪɡˈzɑː.spə.reɪt]
美 [ɪɡˈzæs.pə.reɪt]
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.
exasperate 激怒ex-, 向外。-asper, 粗糙,词源同asperity.
- 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.
- 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?