asperity

英 [?'sper?t?] 美[?'sp?r?ti]
  • n. （表面的）粗糙；（氣候等的）嚴(yán)酷；艱苦的條件；（性格）粗暴

英英釋意

1. something hard to endure;
"the asperity of northern winters"
2. harshness of manner