asperity

名词 asperity:

1. something hard to endure
   同义词：grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
2. harshness of manner
   同义词：sharpness

as.per.i.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 as.per.i.ties

Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate:
严酷：粗糙或粗暴（严寒），如表面，声音，气候：
例句：
the asperity of northern winters.
北方的严冬

Severity; rigor.
严肃；严厉
Harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability.
粗暴：态度粗暴；脾气暴躁或易怒

来源：
Middle English asperite
中古英语 asperite
from Old French asprete
源自 古法语 asprete
from Latin asperit3s
源自 拉丁语 asperit3s
from asper [rough]
源自 asper [粗糙]