asperity
noun /æˈsperəti/
/æˈsperəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the fact of being rough or severe, especially in the way you speak to or treat somebody
（尤指语言、态度）粗暴，严厉 - She pointed out, with some asperity, that it had all been my fault.
她严厉地指出，这都是我的错。 - There was a touch of asperity in his tone.
他的语气有点严厉。
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘hardship, rigour’): from Old French asperite, or Latin asperitas, from asper ‘rough’. - She pointed out, with some asperity, that it had all been my fault.