aspersion
Word family nounaspersionaspersoiraspersoriumadjectiveaspersiveaspersoryverbasperse
as·per·sion /əˈspɜːʃən, -ʒən $ əˈspɜːrʒən/ noun [countableC] formal CRITICIZEan unkind remark or an unfair judgment 指责,抨击;偏颇的批评 No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. 没有人责难你或你的手下,少校。
Origin aspersion (1500-1600) Latin aspersio “throwing drops of water on to someone in a religious ceremony”, from aspergere, from ad- “to” + spargere “to scatter”