strident的意思

strident

英式音标['straɪdnt]
美式英标['straɪd(ə)nt]

基本解释

adj. 刺耳的；尖锐的；吱吱尖叫的；轧轧作响的

strident 刺耳的

来自拉丁语 stridere,摩擦声，发出刺耳声，来自 PIE*strei,刺耳声，可能来自拟声构词。

strident: strident: [17] Strident was adopted from the present participle of Latin strīdēre ‘make a harsh noise, creak’. This also produced English stridulate [19], which denotes the sound made by grasshoppers.
=> stridulate
strident (adj.): 1650s, from French strident (16c.) and directly from Latin stridentem (nominative stridens), present participle of stridere "utter an inarticulate sound, grate, screech," from PIE *(s)trei-, possibly of imitative origin (cognates: Greek trismos "a grinding, scream"). Related: Stridently; stridence; stridency.

1. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.: 她想笑，但声音听起来尖锐刺耳。

2. Demands for his resignation have become more and more strident.: 要求他辞职的呼声越来越强烈。

3. He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston.: 他能听到希尔顿在同休斯敦激烈争吵时的咆哮声。