late 15c., from Middle French aggravation, from Late Latin aggravationem (nominative aggravatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin aggravare "make heavier," figuratively "to embarrass further, increase in oppressiveness," from ad "to" (see ad-) + gravare "weigh down," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Oldest sense is "increasing in gravity or seriousness;" that of "irritation" is from 1610s.
雙語例句
1. I just couldn't take the aggravation.
我就是咽不下這口氣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She stirred in aggravation as she said this.
她說這句話,激動得過分.
來自辭典例句
3. Can't stand the aggravation, all day I get aggravation. You know how it is. "
我整天都碰到令人發(fā)火的事, 你可想而知這是什么滋味. ”
來自教父部分
4. Conflict by itself is not horrible, but its aggravation is.
出現(xiàn)矛盾不可怕, 可怕的是激化矛盾.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. With the aggravation of pollution, more fish vanish from the lake.