英语单词

exasperate是什么意思

exasperate

英 [ɪg'zæsp(ə)reɪt; eg-] 美 [ɪɡ'zæspəret]
  • vt. 恶化;使恼怒;激怒

助记提示


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.

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.

双语例句


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.

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

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

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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!

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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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