mid-13c., "to scrape," from Middle Dutch raspen and from Old French rasper (Modern French raper) "to grate, rasp," which is perhaps from a West Germanic source (compare Old English gehrespan) akin to the root of raffle. Vocalic sense is from 1843. Related: Rasped; rasping.
rasp (n.)
"coarse file," 1540s, from Middle French raspe (Modern French rape), from Old French rasper "to rasp" (see rasp (v.)).
例文
1. He was still laughing when heard the rasp of Rennie 's voice.
レニーの悲鳴を聞いても笑っている。
2.There was the rasp of a bolt and the door opened.
ラッチが耳障りな音を立て、ドアが開いた。
3.There was an ugly rasp in his voice.
彼の話し声はとても耳障りで聞き苦しい。
4.He 's got a surface flow of suavity,but he 's rough as a rasp underneath.