Aspersion

(noun.) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare).

(noun.) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name.

(noun.) a disparaging remark; 'in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion'; 'it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility'.

汉丽埃塔整理

• This last remark conveyed an aspersion of the most offensive kind on my management. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• They vindicated him against the base aspersion. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I had regretted, truly regretted, the aspersion which I had thoughtlessly cast on her memory, before I had seen a line of her letter. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.

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