strident

• 形容声音或嗓音响亮、刺耳、尖锐刺耳；也用于比喻，指坚持不懈且常常令人烦躁的意见或要求。

Describes a sound or voice that is loud, harsh, and grating; also used figuratively to describe forceful and often irritating opinions or demands.

1. Loud and harsh soundB2formal

   Having a loud, harsh, and grating sound or voice.

   刺耳的声音

   • The strident alarm woke everyone in the building.
   • Her strident voice could be heard across the room.
   • The strident noise of the machinery gave him a headache.

   同义词cacophonousdiscordantgratingharshjarringpiercingraspingraucousscreechingshrill

   反义词dulcetgentlemellowquietsmoothsoftsweet

2. Forceful and demandingC1formal

   Expressing opinions or demands in a very strong, forceful, and often aggressive way.

   尖锐强硬

   • The politician made a strident call for reform.
   • His strident criticism of the policy angered many.
   • She was strident in her demands for better working conditions.

   同义词assertiveclamorousforcefulinsistentoutspokenpushyvehementvociferous

   反义词gentlemeekmellowmildsoftsubdued