asperse

英 [ə'spɜːs] 美 [ə'spɜːs]

• vt. 洒圣水；诽谤

英英释义

Verb:

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;

   "The journalists have defamed me!"
   "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   

经典引文

• The child is thrice to be aspersed with water on the face.

  出自： H. L

• Rain! His very mantle was aspersed. In another minute he would stand sodden.

  出自： M. Beerbohm

近反义词

【近义词】

• shame 羞愧
• christen 为 ... 施洗礼...
• impute 归罪于
• dishonor 不名誉
• calumniate 中伤
• smirch 污点
• besmirch 弄污
• smear 涂抹
• defame 诽谤
• sully 玷污
• denigrate 诋毁
• slander 中伤