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strident

adjective
🔊/ˈstraɪdnt/
🔊/ˈstraɪdnt/
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  1. having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound刺耳的
    • a strident voice刺耳的嗓音
    • strident music刺耳的音乐
    • the strident ringing of the phone刺耳的电话铃声
  2. aggressive and determined强硬的；咄咄逼人的
    • He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。🔊🔊
    • strident criticism猛烈的抨击
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.